ArmInfo.The Prime Minister of Armenia, speaking in the parliament, stated that by its actions Azerbaijan is trying to solve the Karabakh issue by military means and to occupy Artsakh.
Pashinyan said that strategically, nothing unexpected happened, because the context is as follows: our people's dilemma was faced, and it still exists: either to refuse to protect the rights of the people of Artsakh or to get a war.
<The position of Azerbaijan was reduced in the negotiation process to the fact that we must either give up the rights of the people of Artsakh, including the right to self-determination, or get a war. This context and leads to such a conflict.
The prime minister noted that there is a risk of an attack on the borders of Armenia, and it is in this connection that the Government declared martial law and general mobilization. A partial mobilization is now underway, but we have made a decision so that we can respond to the situation quickly.
"The situation is tense along the entire line of contact of the Defense Army of Artsakh, in particular, in the northern, northeastern, and southeastern directions. We have losses, including among the civilian population. Strikes were also delivered against Stepanakert and other settlements.
The Defense Army is fulfilling its task - to stop the Azerbaijani attack and aggression. At the moment, the situation is in development. It is too early to give any final assessments, "the prime minister said. This is an obvious and important part of the struggle of our people for millennia. Armenia and the Armenian people must stand up for rights of Artsakh>, he said.
The prime minister added that the Armenian people must answer one issue - whether they have the potential to defend their rights or not, despite all plans.<I am ready to give my life for my homeland. And today everyone should be ready for this. We must win, we have no other choice. Artsakh must be strong and independent, we are united as never before, this is a decisive moment for us, "Pashinyan concluded.