STRASBOURG. – Armenia undertook commitment to settle Karabakh conflict by peaceful means only, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said in his address to the PACE delegates on Wednesday.

Armenia will use its influence over Artsakh to foster solution, he said.

Although PACE is not a platform to resolve the Karabakh conflict, President Sargsyan called upon PACE members of the Assembly to prevent potential negative consequences of biased languages to preserve fragile security in Artsakh.

“Artsakh continues to build democracy and human rights. Armenia will provide full support to Artsakh. There must be no grey zone s in Europe when it comes to protection of human rights,” he said, adding that Artsakh continues building democracy.

The Armenian leader presented the history of the Karabakh conflict, saying Baku authorities did their best “to drive Armenians out from their historical cradle.”

He urged not to put perpatrators and victims on equal footing when speaking about the parties to the Karabakh conflict.

“The conflict requires respect for ceasefire regime. The settlement must be peaceful and we have to overcome deficit of justice,” Sargsyan said, adding that no matter where he finds himself, he will be at the forefront of defending Karabakh’s right to self-determination.

He added that the OSCE Minsk Group is the only internationally agreed format of talks, and the international community, including the Council of Europe reiterated their support for it.

However, Azerbaijan is not ready for compromise, President said, informing about the aggression that was unleashed in April 2016 and was characterized by violations of international humanitarian law,]

“This was a heavy blow on negotiations that awakened the dreadful memories of Sumgait,” he emphasized.