Any status within Azerbaijan is unacceptable for Artsakh. Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Foreign Minister David Babayan stated this to Armenian News-NEWS.am commenting on the recent statement by the president of Azerbaijan.

Question: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev recently said that the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh used to strive for independence, but now they talk about autonomy within Azerbaijan, which is unacceptable for him. In this context, they are also actively trying to introduce into circulation the terms “cooperation between the Armenian and Azerbaijani communities of Karabakh” and “establishing ties between them”. What can you say about this?  Babayan: Any status within Azerbaijan is unacceptable for Artsakh. This is the firm opinion of the entire population of Artsakh, which has been and will remain unchanged. In this context, it should be noted that we do not recognize the so-called "Azerbaijani community of Karabakh", which is nothing more than an artificial structure created by official Baku to undermine the status of Artsakh's statehood. The Republic of Artsakh is ready to negotiate with Azerbaijan on an equal footing, to discuss everything, even the most difficult issues, and ways to resolve them.