HAMBURG — Responding to Azer- baijan’s claim that the Armenia–EU Strategic Partnership Agenda includes language referring to “Armenians of Karabakh who became refugees af- ter Azerbaijan’s military operations,” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that Azerbaijan’s rhetoric about “West- ern Azerbaijan” is unacceptable and incompatible with the concept of mu- tual territorial recognition. Speaking at a meeting with jour- nalists in Hamburg, Pashinyan recalled his August 18, 2025 address—deliv- ered shortly after the August 8 sum- mit—where he warned that the issue of “return” poses serious risks. “Azerbaijan says ‘Western Azer- baijan’ on one hand, and on the other hand claims that the document refers to ‘Armenians of Karabakh.’ In my August 18 address, I clearly said that the topic of return is extremely danger- ous,” Pashinyan noted. The Prime Minister said he wishes to make an open and public proposal to Azerbaijan: “Since they have an issue with this topic, and we also have an issue with it, I suggest that we adopt a joint roadmap to close both of these topics in parallel. I have also told our people from Karabakh that their return is not realistic.” According to Pashinyan, continu- ing to insist on a return agenda would be equivalent to restarting the Kara- bakh movement—something he stress- es must not happen. “The Karabakh movement is over, and attempts to restart it are not help- ful. At the same time, people in Arme- nia see that Azerbaijan continues to use the vague term ‘Western Azerbai- jan.’ We must understand which is the cause and which is the effect,” he said. Proposal for a Roadmap to Re- move the Issue Entirely Pashinyan stated that he hopes his proposal is translated and delivered clearly: “Let us sit down and develop a roadmap for how to remove these top- ics altogether. Removing them would mean eliminating the possibility of any conflict situation in long-term strategic terms.” The Prime Minister reiterated Ar- menia’s fundamental position: “I have said that there can be no ‘Western Azerbaija