YEREVAN. – From the viewpoint of talks and the tabled document the positions of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh have never been so beneficial as they are now, Deputy Speaker of the Armenian parliament Eduard Sharmazanov said.

The priority task now is to determine the status of Nagorno-Karabakh by means of a referendum.

“I cannot say that the tabled document is a document of our dreams, but the paper based on which the negotiations are underway is more convenient than the so-called Madrid Principles. Of course, the ‘Madrid Principles’ and ‘Kazan document’ are taken as a basis,” Sharmazanov said.

In his view, we should not speak of the consequences of the conflict

“No need to talk about the territories: territories, refugees – these are the consequences of the policy pursued by Azerbaijan,” he said, adding that Karabakh is not a territorial dispute, but the matter of people’s right to self-determination.

“Azerbaijani flag can be raised in Karabakh only if Baku recognizes the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh, and will open an embassy in Stepanakert. In this case, the Azerbaijani flag will be waved above the embassy in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic,” he concluded.