02/04/2019 10:50
Armenia’s PM backs Defense Minister’s statement, says it stresses importance of peaceful settlement of conflict
Peaceful negotiation process must continue but we must also understand that the conflict has not been settled yet, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated in Yerablur Military Pantheon today.
“In case of war, our commitment will be to win it,” the PM stressed.
Asked to comment on the statement of the defense minister Davit Tonoyan who said he paraphrases the “territories for peace” formula into “new war, new territories,” Pashinyan said, “If Davit Tonoyan had made other statement, I would have fired him from the post of the minister. If defense minister thinks in another way he should not work as defense minister. This statement does not cast any shadow on the peace process, just the opposite, stresses the importance of peaceful settlement of the conflict,” Pashinyan noted.