“The political and economic isolation of Armenia yields results, and Azerbaijan will continue deepening that isolation,” naturally, Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan said this. Well, it is a common thing in politics to regularly state that one’s opponent is weak, constrained, feeble, in order to encourage one’s own team, in this case, nation. The same applies to internal politics – the opposition in Armenia has been saying for 20 years: “The
panicking government is in agony,” and the government has been saying: “We will do whatever we like.”
There was nothing sensational in Aliyev’s statement – he expresses such wishful thinking at least once a week. However, since it is a pre-election period in Armenia, Galust Sahakyan, a representative of our government, claims that the Armenian “opposition is smoothing the way for such [Aliyev’s, A. A.] statements with its provocative and ridiculous statements.” So Aliyev makes a speech with ordinary arrogance, because our opposition plays its usual “repertoire”: “Armenia is being ruined,” “The country is on the brink of a precipice,” “So one should… as soon as possible,” etc. This is the Azerbaijani President’s basis. If the opposition said that everything was great, we are a regional tiger, Aliyev would address his people with a speech of this kind: “Armenia is very powerful, we cannot bring it to its knees, therefore, we should give up on Karabakh.”
What I am saying is that the Azerbaijani leader, as well as our opposition and Galust Sahakyan, in particular, say what is in their own interest and in the interest of their teams. One shouldn’t take anyone’s statement as gospel truth. However, I would ask politicians and their spokespersons to avoid extreme assessments. Certainly, I am talking about our politicians – if Aliyev wishes to deceive his people, it’s his problem.
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“The brink of a precipice” is as deceitful as “tangible progress,” if we talk about the economy. “The national leader” is as unacceptable an exaggeration as “the head of the regime,” whoever it is said about. The issue here is to be a bit more considerate toward our citizens – when one arouses too much hope, the disappointment will be as big. Just 3 months will pass, and people will understand that eloquent speeches at every turn are, although necessary, not very important parts of the election campaign. Don’t be excited, in order not to be disappointed.
ARAM ABRAHAMYAN
