Karen Mirzoyan: The people of Artsakh defined and will define the  status of Artsakh 

ArmInfo. The people of Artsakh defined and will define the status of Artsakh. Artsakh Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan stated in an interview with CNN Greece.

He noted that the April aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh once  again demonstrated the need for urgent implementation of agreements  on the establishment of mechanisms for investigating of incidents on  the contact line and expanding the powers of the office of the  personal representative of the OSCE Chairman.

According to him, Baku is constantly taking steps aimed at increasing  tension on the contact line. "The peak of this escalation was  Azerbaijan's aggression, which stressed the importance of  implementing these agreements, as it will help to get out of the  current situation and create conditions for the resumption of  negotiations," he stressed, adding that it was the Azerbaijani side  that refused to implement the Vienna and St. Petersburg agreements.

Speaking about the possibilities of a new war, Mirzoyan said that  while Azerbaijan continues to strain the situation and decisive steps  are not being taken to contain it, the threat of a new war is urgent  not only for Armenia and Artsakh, but for the entire region and the  international community.

The Minister noted that unlike other international problems in the  Karabakh settlement, the position of the countries of the OSCE Minsk  Group Co-chairs is consonant. Touching upon the cooperation with the  EU, Mirzoyan noted that, unlike other post-Soviet countries, Artsakh  was forced to independently develop democracy without the support of  external forces, including European structures. He stressed  Stepanakert's readiness for cooperation aimed at developing and  strengthening democratic institutions in the country.