“Now, unlike in 2008-09, the situation is different. The new round of Armenian-Turkish relations is being discussed not in Yerevan, but in Ankara. Yerevan reacts when Ankara makes an offer. The Foreign Minister recently said that the process is not moving forward because Turkey wants a corridor in Syunik. In other words, they have started a process in such a situation,” Tigran Abrahamyan, a member of the I Have Honor faction, said at a briefing with journalists on December 18, referring to the process of starting a dialogue on Armenian-Turkish relations and its possible risks.
“We have already taken a step back at the beginning. Armenian interests are not touched in any way. What is presented in economic packaging is a threat to the country in the form of a corridor. The establishment of customs checkpoints in Berdzor will mean the end of Armenia and Artsakh. They want to impose gastric logic on us, convincing us that this will lead to economic activity. They do not talk about security issues, they do not talk about questioning the existence of Armenians,” said Tigran Abrahamyan. “First, Nikol Pashinyan is a well-known liar. I do not see the need to accept his statements as a basis,” said the MP of the I Have Honor faction, referring to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s accusations that Artsakh had lost all opportunities to leave Azerbaijan.
“Let me just remind you that Aliyev has publicly stated that he is being forced to recognize Artsakh’s independence behind closed doors. He admitted that the realization of the right to self-determination and international recognition were on the agenda. In this situation, following Nikol Pashinyan’s statements is not serious,” he said. “We are working out a common approach with the Artsakh opposition forces. The main goals coincide. We are working to understand how the struggle in Artsakh and Armenia can be made more effective,” said the deputy of the I Have Honor faction.
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“There are forces in Artsakh that are interested and active, but due to certain factors, in particular, the fact that the problem starts in Armenia, it pushes us to work more actively on the spot. This is not a party issue, but a national issue,” he said.
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