Karabakh Armenian authorities accused Azerbaijan of violating a ceasefire agreed on Wednesday after a lightning Azerbaijani offensive forced the separatists to agree to disarm.
When asked about giving up weapons, Babayan said his people could not be left to die, so would security guarantees first.
Talks took place on Thursday in the Azerbaijani city of Yevlakh between Azerbaijan and representatives of the Republic of Artsakh, as the Karabakh Armenians call themselves.
He said the region's ethnic Armenians would enjoy full educational, cultural and religious rights.
An aide to Aliyev said Baku had given Yerevan a new draft peace agreement, Russia's RIA news agency reported.
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