“Are the previous authorities to blame for this military imbalance?” During the December 10 sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, the chair of the committee, Eduard Aghajanyan, addressed this question to the former Minister of Defense, leader of the Armenia faction Seyran Ohanyan. In response, Hayk Mamijanyan, a member of the I Have Honor faction, reminded what weapons were acquired during this government: SUs, missiles, and drones, the purchase of which is related to criminal cases. Besides, in 2020 Pashinyan announced that the Armenian army is the most efficient army in the region.
“The biggest reforms you have carried out since the change of government – the food reform, the acquisition of armaments – were largely, if not entirely, the result of agreements and concepts signed during our administration.” Maria Karapetyan, MP of the Civil Contract faction and co-rapporteur, said that in order to go to the negotiations, Pashinyan does not need an additional statement from the National Assembly. He needs a mandate, which he received.
Maria Karapetyan, MP of the Civil Contract faction
“He can negotiate confidently and firmly and there is no need for so-called resistance behind him. I have seen this logic in Armenian foreign relations before. In other words, what situation do you want the negotiator to say? I want it very much, but they do not let me? This situation, which has happened before, is very unpleasant. The negotiator must be able to say, this is my agenda, my interest and I will sign this because this is my mandate, and I will not sign this because this is not in the interest of my country. I do not think that he should be ridiculed from an additional point of view in order for his negotiating position to be strong in terms of meeting external challenges.”
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