“Azerbaijan is doing everything to get rid of the self-defense forces in Artsakh. In the November 9, 2020 statement, they ‘ensured’ that Armenia would withdraw its troops from the territory of Artsakh. They had achieved what they wanted; Nikol Pashinyan had agreed to that condition. In Artsakh, as well as in Armenia, despite everything, they have announced that they will have self-defense forces, the Artsakh Defense Army will not be disbanded, and certain forces from the internal troops will also provide protection in parallel. And it seems that Azerbaijan does not like this very much. They are trying to dissolve these forces, leaving only the Russian peacekeepers, which have three years, after which they can attack Artsakh. Naturally, this requirement will not be fulfilled.
Neither Armenia nor Artsakh will fulfill this demand, despite the fact that Aliyev will continue to exert pressure in this direction,” political scientist Armen Vardanyan said at a March 23 discussion at the Media Center. Political scientist Edgar Vardanyan, referring to the opinion circulating in the Armenian political agenda that Armenia has two ways, either it should become a Turkish vilayet or a Russian “governorate,” he said, “This thesis is obviously manipulative, it is a false dilemma, it is just propaganda technology. There is no such dilemma.”
To the observation that maybe the reason is that the government does not present its steps, then such problems arise, Edgar Vardanyan responded that in the situation in which Armenia finds itself and in the current geopolitical situation it is dangerous to make unequivocal and sharp statements and the opposition takes the opportunity.
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The speaker also drew attention to the fact that a statement was made by high-ranking government officials that the issue of joining the Russia-Belarus Union is not on the RA agenda. According to the speaker, the agenda of establishing relations with Turkey is only in the direction of establishing diplomatic relations, opening communications, etc. “It is also being manipulated that the government is pursuing a pro-Turkish policy. There is a lot of room for criticism of the authorities, but such statements have no basis.”
Nelly GRIGORYAN
