They make it clear to the authorities of Armenia that they will not give the Armenian side a long time to think; otherwise, the force solution operation will be implemented
The “peace” agenda between Armenia and Azerbaijan is in full force. Azerbaijanis calmly cross into the territory of Armenia and walk into the villages; the citizens of Armenia discover them, but the law enforcement officers cannot find the other Azerbaijanis. And one of the representatives of the ruling political force expresses such an “insightful” thought.
“I do not highly value the security risks of one person being in Armenia. It is necessary to consider the relief of the place, etc.; the search works may have some complications.” The other one said: “Why don’t you ask if the people who came, did they come to do some actions or did they run away from the military unit located in the territory of Nakhichevan?”
Based on the “shocking” comments of the authorities, Armenian society should always approach everything from a non-dangerous point of view, put away the apparent facts aside, and think about why Azerbaijanis could appear in the sovereign territory of Armenia, in settlements, in people’s fields and yards.
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For example, the most appropriate reason can be the fog and say: “Well, maybe they got lost.” In other words, if there is fog on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border for a week or two, should Azerbaijanis flood into the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia? Or, since the ruling political power thinks the poor Azeri soldiers are possibly escaping from the military units, it is also possible not to discover them…?
Instead of justifying the Azerbaijanis, the RA authorities are obliged to answer what the policy of “we will not fight for a mountain that has snow for half of the year” led to. On the evening of March 30, the National Security Service reported that after launching the new Kornidzor-Tegh road between Armenia and Artsakh, Azerbaijani forces were deployed at least 5 points in that section, 100 to 300 meters before the border. According to the NSS, a new agreement was reached for the cartographers on both sides to correct the situation.
It was also emphasized that the Armenian side “approaches the situation with the logic of not allowing escalation.” Addressing the claims of Baku to occupy the heights, Pashinyan insisted that there were no changes. On April 6, Pashinyan, talking about the Kornidzor-Tegh section, mentioned that the installation points for 7 out of 12 km had been specified, and the work on the five continues. According to all, on April 11, Baku decided to continue the activity of “cartographers” in this way.
During the day, the Azerbaijani military opened fire on the Armenian service members performing engineering work in Tegh village, the Armenian side suffered four casualties and six wounded. And what happened after the terrible events of April 11 already reveals what kind of complicated geopolitical game Armenia has found itself in today.
The Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire in the direction of Armenian service members in the area of Tegh village in broad daylight; immediately after that, the famous faces of Azerbaijan’s interests in Russia, Russian pro-government telegram channels directly accused Armenia and the EU mission of escalating the situation in the direction of Lachin, declaring them party inciting provocations. Azerbaijani government sources, in turn, warn the EU that “if the European diplomatic “security cushion” allowed the Armenian authorities to believe that they can delay the demarcation of the borders, refuse to install a checkpoint,” then, according to the Azerbaijani ruling propaganda machine, “the tension will continue.” They also do not forget to record that the situation is complicated by the “uncertain position of Russia,” which, according to an Azerbaijani government source, “wants to get the Zangezur Corridor and preserve the Lachin Corridor.”
Armenia is clearly under “corridor” pressure, and on the way to implementing that plan, the foreign forces make it clear to the Armenian authorities that they will not give the Armenian side a long time to think; otherwise, the force solution operation will be implemented. Russia and Azerbaijan declare Armenia to be a “provocateur,” and those who hold the Russian line in Armenia, by a surprising “coincidence,” ask questions about the presence of the EU mission in the territory of Armenia.
Armenia is in the most challenging and complicated geopolitical stage. Before reaching agreements with the partner states, the authorities should consider uniting the society and political forces. But since their preferred occupation is to represent the vices of the “formers,” it can be assumed that they will remain faithful to their declared “peace agenda” and, after any provocation and sabotage by Azerbaijan, not forgetting to record that the Armenian side is “approaching the situation with logic not to allow an escalation”.
EMMA GABRIELYAN
“Aravot” daily, 13.04.2023
