YEREVAN. – Armenia considers unacceptable Turkey's ivolvement and mediation efforts on Karabakh, Deputy Speaker of the Armenian parliament Eduard Sharmazanov told reporters .

According to him, Turkey has nothing to do as a mediator in the Karabakh peace process: it is Turkey that has been holding Armenia in a blockade and constantly encouraging illegal acts against the people of Nagorno Karabakh for the last 20 years.  

“The United States, France and Russia do not, at least publicly, have any contradictions on Karabakh. The meeting of the Presidents in Saint-Petersburg, was welcomed by American co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick,” Sharmazanov said.

During the meeting with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putinsaid said that Russia does not welcome Turkey's participation in the negotiation process, the Armenian lawmaker explained.

“Turkey has always had a pro-Azerbaijani position. Moreover, the behavior of the Turkish authorities after the April war was criminal, because they justified terrorist actions of the Azerbaijani authorities against the people of Nagorno Karabakh. And if Turkey says about the return of territories, I can show the territories in return of which Turkey can help - Getashen, Martunashen, Shahumyan (let them urge Azerbaijan to return these territories to the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) and 38% of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, which was occupied by Turkey itself,” Sharmazanov added.

Earlier this week Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that proposals by Russia and Turkey on Karabakh contain similarities, and Ankara is ready for a role of a mediator.