“From January 9, we have to start a struggle to expel them from power because this unprecedented situation of the Artsakh siege crosses all the limits of expectations and possible optimism,” said the former RA ambassador to Poland at a meeting with journalists at the “Mirror” press club. Edgar Ghazaryan, a member of the “Unification” movement.
According to him, it is already evident that normal processes cannot open the siege of Artsakh. “The analysis of 23 days proves that this is not only humanitarian, although it is crucial for us, humanitarian issues can also be solved if the political problems are solved. Artsakh is also under political blockade, and Ilham Aliyev confirmed this in his holiday message, pointing to Pashinyan’s promises in Prague.
In Prague and Sochi, Aliyev said that Pashinyan recognized Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan. If so, it means that in Azerbaijani perceptions, it is no longer a blockade, but control over their territory, which Azerbaijan established in this way. In other words, the road was not blocked by Azerbaijanis but by Nikol Pashinyan and Aliyev. Pashinyan closed that road; he asked that it be done not by Ano from Akhuryan but by environmentalists from Azerbaijan.”
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According to Edgar Ghazaryan, this situation started not only with Prague’s statement but earlier with the document of November 9, 2020, and with a stroke of Nikol Pashinyan’s pen. “Now Azerbaijanis are deeply worried about the presence of Russian peacekeepers because if it is Azerbaijan, then what business do the Russians have in the territory of Azerbaijan?” Moreover, no official of Azerbaijan has announced that the peacekeepers should leave a day earlier. You will not hear bad words about Russia and the peacekeepers. If until now Armenia was Russia’s partner and refuses to do so, Russia needs another partner in our region: Azerbaijan.
As a result of Pashinyan’s anti-Russian policy, the role of Azerbaijan is increasing for Russia, so the decisions favor Azerbaijan.” Edgar Ghazaryan is sure that after the Russians leave Artsakh, Artsakh will be depopulated. The Azerbaijanis will even spend money to keep 10-20,000 Artsakh residents in place to show that there was no forced displacement and genocide or that the Artsakh residents left voluntarily. “This is the dream of Pashinyan and Ilham Aliyev.
The meaning of Pashinyan’s statements and policy is to hand over Artsakh to Azerbaijan and hand it over without Armenians and without Russian peacekeepers. Thus, Artsakh will become like other regions of Azerbaijan. It is still a part. Aliyev’s well-known demands will not change.”
Luiza SUKIASYAN
