“During the discussions in Dushanbe in 2018, which were also referred to as the elevator negotiations, what was taking place at the frontlines in Artsakh? The sides needed to reduce gunshots and fire as much as possible. At that time, we truly had an essential decrease in ceasefire violations and human losses, but it gave your leader the opportunity to say that the process is constructive.
Your leader said that Aliyev left the impression of an educated, constructive negotiator upon him,” I Have Honor deputy Tigran Abrahamyan said during the National Assembly session, appealing to the ruling party. He emphasized, “But in reality, something else was taking place entirely. In the areas where Azerbaijan did not have the opportunity to build infrastructure, defense and counterattack capabilities before, it used the diplomatic bubble to create opportunities that later provided the initial advantages for the 2020 war.”
Luiza Sukiasyan
