“How long will this continue? When will Aliyev stop?” sometimes, people ask me such questions on the street. That will not happen as long as this government is in Armenia. But, since the government is legitimate and elected by the majority of citizens, it will all end when that majority changes its mind.
When this happens, it will be noticed immediately. If the representative of the electorate of the government dares to tell the young people protesting against the blockade of Artsakh that they are “taking a treacherous step by raising the flag of a non-existent country,” then, know, the moment of breakthrough has not yet come.
Today, Pashinyan, who lost to Aliyev, is standing before Aliyev. In his inner life, he can “with great courage” oppose the opponents with harsh expressions, accuse them, threaten them, remind them of some Madrid principles, and many other things that have passed away. On the external front, he is entirely without will and voiceless, committed to the “peace agenda,” which means allowing Aliyev to do whatever he wants.
Imagine that Azerbaijan sets a “checkpoint” not in the Berdzor corridor but on any highway in Armenia. What will follow it? During Pashinyan’s reign, nothing. Russia, the USA, and France will describe it as a “deconstructive step,” and the Prime Minister will explain in the Government Session or the National Assembly with verbal tricks that the whole problem is the Kazan document or the Alma Ata declaration, but “Armenia once again confirms its commitment to peace in the region in confirming.”
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The last two years’ events clearly show that neither the Russians nor, even more so, the European civilian observers will stop Aliyev. Only the Armenian army, backed by effective diplomacy, can stop him. And that is not possible under the current government.
Aram ABRAHAMYAN
