Armenia was only state to reject OSCE resolution on settlement of  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - Nikol Pashinyan 

ArmInfo. Armenia was the only state to reject the OSCE resolution on a settlement of the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan stated at a meeting of the Parliamentary Commission for investigation of the circumstances of the 44-day war. 

According to him, since the resolution is adopted by consensus, it  was not adopted due to objections from Yerevan. Meanwhile, in his  statement dated December 3, 1996, the OSCE chairman acting at that  time, on behalf of and on behalf of the organization, made a  statement that clearly indicated the principles of the territorial  integrity of Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as the right of the  people of Karabakh to self- determination. "In fact, Armenia became  the only country that spoke out against this resolution, which  directly stated that the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh should be  resolved on the basis of the right of the people of Karabakh to  self-determination with granting them a high status of autonomy  within Azerbaijan," Pashinyan said. .

He added that the second President of the Republic of Armenia Robert  Kocharyan ousted Nagorno- Karabakh from the negotiation process. This  was done in order to legitimize their power. The second President of  the Republic of Armenia deprived Karabakh of the opportunity to  participate in the negotiations. "The package on a single state was  also presented to the representatives of Nagorno- Karabakh, and this  was the last package for it. After that, Nagorno-Karabakh was not  normally informed about what the negotiations were about," the prime  minister said.

Pashinyan also recalled the words of the first president, who claimed  that Kocharyan, with the tacit consent of the former president of  Nagorno-Karabakh Arkady Ghukasyan, excluded Karabakh from the  negotiation process and began to speak on its behalf. He also quoted  the words of the first president that it was difficult to present a  better gift to the international community and Azerbaijan. The prime  minister also recalled Kocharyan's words that Armenia is ready for  any settlement, but the leadership of Nagorno-Karabakh is not. In  this context, Pashinyan considered that Kocharyan violated the  constitution of Nagorno-Karabakh, whose population chose  independence. "Kocharyan deprived Karabakh of any independence and  violated the will of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh. Moreover, he  deprived it of its only internationally recognized status, which  implies being at the same table with the Russian Federation, the  United States, France, Azerbaijan and Armenia. In fact, this was the  end of international subjectivity Nagorno-Karabakh," the prime  minister said.

He noted that Kocharyan's motivation was that he won the 1998  presidential election with fraud and took the office of head of state  illegitimately. The prime minister added that the second president  sacrificed the internationally recognized status of Nagorno-Karabakh  in order to gain legitimacy, as well as in order for the  international community to turn a blind eye to the usurpation of  power in Armenia.