“If the President proposes that the Armenian Parliament recognize Nagorno-Karabakh’s independence after the trilateral meeting in Astrakhan on Oct. 27, it is no problem,” RA Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan told journalists.

He stressed that the Armenian authorities, ruling coalition, consider it inadvisable to adopt the bill submitted by the Heritage Party, as they are for a settlement within the OSCE Minsk Group “Let no one think that the Parliament Speaker, Foreign Minister or the coalition do not want Nagorno-Karabakh to be recognized by Armenia. We just do not want to interfere with the negotiations within the OSCE Minsk Group,” Abrahamyan said. He promised that the bill will without fail be put to the vote during this four-day session. “I proposed that the Heritage faction consult with the other parliamentary forces before submitting the bill, but they did not listen to me,” the NA Speaker said. The bill can only be withdrawn from the agenda with the authors’ consent. Abrahamyan said he is going to invite the Heritage faction members to discuss their initiative and make a reasonable decision.

“If, however, a political decision is made necessitating Nagorno-Karabakh’s recognition by the Armenian Parliament, the issue will be put on the agenda ahead of schedule,” Abrahamyan said. He reported that the bill will be put to the vote on October 27 or 28.