YEREVAN. – Vice President of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia, Eduard Sharmazanov, is participating in the third international forum of the parliament speakers of Eurasian countries, in Antalya, Turkey.

Speaking at the event, Ogtay Asadov, speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan, reflected on the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict, spoke about 20 percent territory of Azerbaijan being “occupied” as a result of this conflict, “military separatism” of Armenia and Artsakh, and Armenia being the “aggressor.”

In response, however, Sharmazanov stated as follows: “Both Armenia and Artsakh support solely a peaceful settlement of the problem. My Azerbaijani colleague spoke about peaceful settlement of the problem. Mr. Asadov, if you really want to resolve the problem, then first of all, you need to recognize the complete fulfillment of Artsakh people’s right to self-determination.”