“If you say that there is a likelihood of clashes, then it implies moving the country to a minimum of preparatory work. Even if there were no large-scale clashes, actions should have been taken in case of local escalation risk,” the head of the Henaket analytical center and representative of the I Have Honor alliance, Tigran Abrahamyan, told reporters at the Hayeli press club today, referring to the statement by acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that according to unofficial data, Azerbaijan is preparing for clashes along the Nakhichevan border.
According to him, after saying such a thing, steps should have been taken that would have been visible to society. “I tend to believe that the government is not taking steps from a political or military perspective. There is concern that this is within the logic of their game. New concessions can not be demanded from Armenia within peaceful conditions. Therefore, the government will try to justify its concessions in the future by conveying an atmosphere of fear and exaggerated threats in society. On the same grounds, Nikol Pashinyan justified the concession of territories not included in the November 9 document with the threat of war. Now there is a fear that this scenario will be repeated. By conveying the fear of war to the public in an exaggerated way, the government will make concessions and will present it as a way to save the country from war,” said Tigran Abrahamyan.
According to him, the government is not able to ensure the country’s security. “We will have more difficult situations in the near future. Many people think that the November 9th statement put an end to possible clashes or war with Azerbaijan, but in this situation, unfortunately, many do not understand that Azerbaijan and Turkey will move in two ways: they will use soft power to achieve political, military, economic control over Armenia, or they will solve the issues on their agenda by direct military means, in particular, by taking control over Syunik, which is considered an important strategic object. This means a slow death for our state, without a future Armenia and Artsakh.”
Luiza Sukiasyan
