Sasoun Mikayelyan, a former Armenian MP recently released from jail, described the Armenian government’s negotiating position on Karabakh as weak and declared there could be no compromise when it came to a settlement of the Artsakh issue.

“I am against any return of lands. Must we liberate them again?” Mikayelyan commented at a press conference held earlier today.

The political activist, who was jailed on charges stemming from the events of March 1, 2008 and released under a general amnesty, said that he didn’t expect any break through on the Karabakh matter from the upcoming June 25 meeting in Kazan to be attended by the presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia.

As a participant in the Karabakh War, Mikayelyan said he couldn’t rule out the possibility that the issue would be settled by a resumption of warfare.

“We’d be better off settling our internal political situation if we want to avoid another war,” he commented.

Mikayelyan lamented the fact that those negotiating for Armenia are individuals who “don’t realize the costs we paid for liberating those lands.”

The former MP said he welcomed dialog between the government and opposition but added that he didn’t expect anything good to come of it.