The authorities of that time participated in the development of the new strategic concept of Armenia; until us, it was agreed with the Artsakh authorities. Secretary of the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Security Council Samvel Babayan stated this Wednesday during a meeting with MPs of the Artsakh National Assembly.

"We have just welcomed [it]. And we will deal with what concerns Artsakh and present it for a wide discussion; we are not dealing with it yet," Babayan added.

Referring to the issue of creating a militia, he said: "We will have a meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday for the first time, and the issue of the militia will be discussed as to how we imagine it, how it will be at us. Our view is that we will not include the militia in the troops, but it will be a separate military unit."

And asked whether it is considered that Diaspora Armenians also have the opportunity to be included in this militia, Samvel Babayan said: "It does not seem to me that the Diaspora Armenians will be able to come for help at least in the first months, for various reasons. A strategic plan is being developed so that we can be completely sure that we will not have any problem, and that Azerbaijan will start staying where it is at."