First, I must say that I can’t speak on behalf of the victims since I only speak about the victims. This is what third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan told reporters during a press conference today, touching upon a journalist’s question if he, as the former Commander-in-Chief, feels guilty for the death of servicemen when he talks on behalf of the victims of the Four-Day Artsakh War, about his responsibility before the families of the victims.

“I don’t think it would be right to speculate the victims for political considerations. None of us can say he or she has always been perfect. The people who make decisions every day make mistakes that are much more visible. We won the Four-Day Artsakh War,” Sargsyan declared.

As far as the unit of measurement of the victory in the war is concerned, according to Sargsyan, the unit of measurement is the fact that Azerbaijan’s plans failed.

“The unit of measurement is that the President of Azerbaijan publicly declares that he is being forced to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh. Success is measured by political statements and the statements of the intermediaries, who state that Azerbaijan’s behavior is inadmissible. You may think I am citing others, but I must say that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can only be settled in the case of coercion of the international community. No leader of Azerbaijan will ever agree to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh’s independence. Frankly, I have never measured any victory with meters or kilometers,” Sargsyan concluded.