Putin: Russia offered Armenia to retain some territories of Karabakh
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Armenia could receive two territories of Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
During the plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, the president said that Moscow had been offering Yerevan for the last 15 years to receive two territories of Nagorno-Karabakh, but to return five districts to Azerbaijan.
“We, in turn, said, listen, Azerbaijan is growing, the economy is developing, this is an oil and gas producing country, it has a population of 10 million. Let’s compare the potentials. While there is such an opportunity, we need to find this compromise,” the Russian leader noted.
Putin stated this back in October 2022, at the last meeting of the Valdai Club. Then he also spoke about two regions in Karabakh (Kelbajar and Lachin). Then he clarified that the Armenian leadership decided to go “their own way.”
On September 19, Azerbaijan began military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh. The next day, Karabakh authorities announced the conclusion of agreements on a complete ceasefire. After negotiations, the authorities of the unrecognized republic agreed to surrender their weapons under the control of Russian peacekeepers.
On September 28, the president of the unrecognized republic, Samvel Shahramanyan, signed a decree on the termination of its existence from 2024 and the dissolution of all state institutions and organizations.
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