In his interview to "Russia 24" channel's "Opinion" programme Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan has said that he believes OSCE Minsk Group's co-chairing countries' - USA, France and Russia - principles and elements to be an acceptable ground for the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
According to the president, the co-chairs' consensus is that the principles and elements are a single unit - certain principles are not to be preferred to the others on no account.
"We are of one mind with the co- chairs on peace, but not war. However, Azerbaijan's actions are quite the opposite. We have seen the escalation of the situation since summer 2014", reminded the president. He said that Azerbaijan was the one responsible for the escalation - that is the opinion of those who tackle the issue. "By the way, the Azerbaijani government does not even withhold that. An Azerbaijani government representative said at a security conference in Munich that the situation would escalate until Armenia yielded the territories adjacent to the NKR", said the president. He reminded that the NKR had to set up a safety area to secure the Armenian villages from everyday bombardment. "Azerbaijan is in defiance with the co-chairs' principles and elements", said the Armenian president.
At the same time the president said that Armenia would be ready for a war in case of Azerbaijan's new military adventures. "As the phrase goes in the East, war is losses. We suffered terrible losses during the Great Patriotic War as well. Before the War there were 1 million 900 thsd residents in Armenia and 2 million 800thsd all over the USSR. 600 thsd people went to war, 314 thsd died", said Sargsyan.
In response to the question on the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Victory, the president said besides the events to take place in Armenia, the RA Armed Forces unit would participate in the parade in Moscow.