Armenia itself recognized Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan, stated Russian President Vladimir Putin as reported by RIA Novosti.
“In Prague in the fall of 2022, under the auspices of Mr. Michel (Charles), then the President of France (Emmanuel) Macron, and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr. (Olaf) Scholz, the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan gathered. And there they signed a statement from which it follows that Armenia recognized Karabakh as part of the Republic of Azerbaijan,” Putin said at a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
“Moreover, the heads of the delegations, the leaders of Armenia, directly named the territory of Azerbaijan in square kilometers, which, of course, includes Karabakh. And they emphasized that they recognize the sovereignty of Azerbaijan within the framework of the Azerbaijan SSR, which at one time was part of the USSR. And, as you know, Karabakh was also part of the Azerbaijani USSR. That is, in essence, the main absolutely key issue, which was the status of Karabakh, was resolved.
Armenia has decided this issue, and what should we do: not recognize it – this is some kind of nonsense,” Putin also said.
In discussing the recent arrests of Artsakh’s former leaders by Azerbaijan, Putin hinted that the Pashinyan regime did not want to see the Artsakh leaders free, and in Yerevan.
