The Prague agreement was reached after it was recorded that the Russian proposal was no longer relevant. Azerbaijan rejected it, and due to that rejection, Russia no longer had grounds to insist on it. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan mentioned this referring to the “Khovaev Plan”on the air of the Public TV during the “Interview” Program.

“When that proposal was made, before that, the Russian Federation recorded twice, at least at the highest levels that Nagorno-Karabakh is within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. The Prague agreement and no other agreement have canceled the obligations imposed on the parties by the Trilateral Statement of 9 November, 2020,” he said.

The Prime Minister mentioned that it is necessary to address a question whether this statement is valid or not, confirming that it is clearly valid.

“That statement did not and could not cancel the Almaty declaration in any way, because it is, in fact, the declaration of independence of Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan and other CIS countries, already de jure in the sense of mutual recognition. Whatever problems we have, the Lachin Corridor is an institution established by the 9 November statement, where the rights and responsibilities of the parties are defined. The Trilateral Statement remains in force,” the Prime Minister said.