We are trying to complete the information. But in any case, my criterion for peace is that for more than two years now, no people are killed, injured as a result of the Armenia-Azerbaijan skirmish, Armenia and Azerbaijan have recognized each other's territorial integrity, sovereignty, inviolability of borders and political independence based on the Alma-Ata declaration, and both Azerbaijan and Armenia should approach any issue from this perspective. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this during a press briefing Thursday—and referring to Azerbaijan’s destruction of the Armenian cathedral in Stepanakert, the capital of Azerbaijani-occupied Nagorno-Karabakh.

“We will look [into the matter], we will analyze. I do not think that we, taking into account our previous experience, will make this a subject of international discussion at the state level, and this is a situation that we must fully and completely understand,” Pashinyan added.

He continued, noting that the more Armenia talks about returning Karabakh, the more the rhetoric about “Western Azerbaijan” will grow in Azerbaijan.

In response to a question about his readiness to support the agenda of punishing the Azerbaijani leadership for war crimes on Armenian territory, Pashinyan again noted that this is a double-edged sword.

“This rhetoric and facts are undeniable, but we [i.e. the Armenian side] must understand what we are talking about. This is exactly the trap that we cannot avoid, but we must escape. We must free the next generations of both countries from this burden. The more we blame [them], the more they will blame us. We are talking about stopping the conflict. Another option is to try to revive the conflict,” Pashinyan added.