There is no doubt that Armenia emerges from this challenge as winners, confident in Armenian strength, confident in the resilience of Armenian people and society, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this at a government meeting.

According to him, however, certain conclusions must be drawn. 

“We cannot ignore what happened. We cannot ignore the fact that after April 2016, Azerbaijan used force for the second time, despite the fact that the peace process is underway, the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs called on to refrain from provocative actions and rhetoric. Azerbaijan used force at a time when the whole world concentrated its forces on the fight against the pandemic. misfortune of humanity. But, nevertheless, we have strengthened our position after the July clashes, and they are expressed in the following:

1. It is necessary to further strengthen the common security system of Armenia and Artsakh. From this point of view, I attach particular importance to our close cooperation with Artsakh and giving new content to this cooperation in accordance with the existing threats.

2. Artsakh should become a full-fledged party to the negotiations.

3. Azerbaijan must publicly renounce the use of force and take reliable steps to end anti-Armenian rhetoric.

4. Talks must be meaningful. Azerbaijan's approach, in which talks are the continuation of the war, and their purpose in solving military problems, deprives the whole negotiation process of meaning. Talks make sense if Azerbaijan is ready to abandon maximalist rhetoric and is ready to compromise. Without any restriction of the right of the people of Artsakh to self-determination, in terms of the security of Armenia and Artsakh, in no case can there be concessions.

5. In recent days, Azerbaijan has targeted the civilian population and infrastructure of a number of villages in the Tavush province, border villages. The countries supplying weapons to Azerbaijan should clearly realize that the use of these weapons is a crime against the civilian population since it seems that it is not Azerbaijan that is fighting against the armed forces and civilians of Armenia, but international corporations producing ultra-precise lethal weapons with their specialists. For the third decade, the conflict has been causing serious damage to the border settlements of Armenia and the people living in Artsakh, violating their political, economic, and environmental rights. The approach that these rights can be realized only after the settlement of the conflict is unacceptable. The problems of people living in the conflict zone should become a priority part of the negotiation agenda.

6. Pre-pandemic monitoring of compliance with the ceasefire is, in fact, very limited. It is necessary to introduce effective international monitoring, which will be permanent, have control mechanisms that will record when and which side violated the ceasefire. Such monitoring activities can be carried out by the office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, who has many years of experience in the region and can ensure the permanent presence of permanent OSCE observers in the region both on the state border and on the line of contact. Liaison between the military on the spot is an effective tool for preventing and clarifying incidents.

7. Armenia will continue to work with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs with the aim of a peaceful settlement of the conflict. We have resolutely rejected and will reject Turkey’s attempts to destabilize the region by speculating in the conflict,” Pashinyan said.