Pashinyan Warns of War Over Enclave Dispute
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned that unresolved issues over enclaves could trigger a new war with Azerbaijan, emphasizing that official maps based on the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration define Armenia's territory as 29,743 square kilometers, excluding Azerbaijani enclaves.
Consensus
- The unresolved issue of enclaves could lead to a new war between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
- Armenia's official territory is defined as 29,743 square kilometers according to maps based on the 1991 Alma-Alta Declaration.
- Azerbaijani enclaves are not included in Armenia's official territory.
- The Armenian government considers any challenge to this territorial definition equivalent to declaring war.
- Pashinyan emphasized that both Armenia and Azerbaijan must choose whether to create or solve problems for each other.
Points of divergence
- Pashinyan stated that the village of Tigranashen (Karki in Azerbaijani) is not part of Armenia according to official maps, and he deliberately uses the Azerbaijani name to avoid escalation. — vm
- Russia's Foreign Ministry had planned to respond to Azerbaijan's request not to use the Nagorno-Karabakh issue in political discussions. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Pashinyan warns of risk of war with Azerbaijan over enclave issue — Вечерняя Москва
- Pashinyan explained under what circumstances war with Azerbaijan may begin — Вести