Armen Ashotyan: We should not draw parallels between the processes in Kurdistan and Catalonia and the Karabakh settlement
ArmInfo. It is not necessary to draw parallels between the referendums on independence in Catalonia and Kurdistan and the subsequent processes and the Karabakh settlement. The chairman of the commission on foreign affairs of the National Assembly of Armenia Armen Ashotyan expressed this opinion in a conversation with the ArmInfo correspondent.
According to him, despite the fact that the processes of self-determination have a political component, they are nevertheless strictly legal in nature. "The process of self-determination of Artsakh is perfect in the legal plan," Ashotyan said, adding that the processes of self-determination of Kurdistan and Catalonia are increasingly being considered in the political prism, rather than legal.
Previously the Press Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Tigran Balayan, referring to the referendum on the independence of Catalonia, told ArmInfo that Yerevan closely follows developments.
And the Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian, referring to the referendum in Kurdistan, said that Yerevan hopes that the Iraqi authorities and the regional authorities of Iraqi Kurdistan will find ways to a consensus and they will be able to avoid escalation and find a solution on existing issues.