Newly-elected Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday, May 9 unveiled a new approach in the process of the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

The Armenian National Assembly on Tuesday elected Pashinyan as the country’s new prime minister after weeks of political standoff, a civil campaign against the ruling authorities and massive protests in Yerevan and across the country.

According to him, he is ready to negotiate with the Azerbaijani president on behalf of Armenia, while the authorities of Artsakh (Karabakh), and president Bako Sahakyan, in particular, should negotiate on behalf of Artsakh.

Pashinyan believes negotiations surrounding the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict can’t be considered complete unless the leadership of Karabakh is involved in them, Armenia’s newly-elected prime minister Nikol Pashinyan said in his speech before the parliament prior to his election in the post.

“I am ready to negotiate the issue with the Azerbaijani president within the framework of the OSCE Minsk-Group co-chairmanship, based on our principled position,” Pashinyan said Tuesday.

“I must stress that negotiations can’t be considered complete unless the leadership of Karabakh is involved in them.”

Pashinyan is currently on a visit in Karabakh.