Arman Melikyan, the former minister of foreign affairs of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) does not know any minister that would consider his work ineffective. At a press conference in Yerevan Melikyan stated that RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian’s behavior is logical, and his optimism is the result of his confidence.

Nalbandian sees sense in his activities, so “he must be optimistic.” “Otherwise, he would have to resign,” Melikyan said.

He stated that the processes involving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict do not meet the interests of either Armenia or Nagorno-Karabakh. He pointed out that official Yerevan seems to agree with Azerbaijan’s opinion that Armenia is an aggressor. “Baku is demanding 2/3 of Nagorno-Karabakh territory, raising the problem of Azerbaijani refugees, while the Armenian side is not implementing an adequate policy. The mutual concessions incorporated in the Madrid Principles are actually concessions of the Armenian side alone,” Melikyan said.