Secondary issues are constantly topics of discussion among us. I’m not sure if it’s intentional, if these topics are more “sensational” or “trivial,” or if social media algorithms suggest them, but often, the smallest matters become “of utmost importance,” and within days, they turn into public “chewing gum.”
What do you think? If Pashinyan wanted Arpi Davoyan to become the Minister of Justice (or Minister of Defense, or Head of the Cadastre, or even the President of the Republic of Armenia), could the Civic Contract Party Administration, the CCP Congress, or the CCP General Assembly stop him? Obviously not.
Next question: Does it really matter whether Grigor Minasyan or Arpi Davoyan is the Minister of Justice? Does their level of competence make a difference? Again, the answer is no. To be a CCP minister, all you need to do is learn a few dozen buzzwords like “the former,” “sovereignty,” and “our political team.” In fact, it’s even possible not to appoint anyone at all and hand these duties over to artificial intelligence.
Why, then, has it suddenly become important who occupies which position? There’s only one position in Armenia—the role of the First Person (whatever the constitution may call it)—that holds real power, makes decisions, and on which everything depends. The rest is just “the corps de ballet” or, if you prefer, “garnish.”
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Does it matter what position Pashinyan was in, whether willingly or not, when photographed in Moscow? Let his “protocol” team handle that. To me, what’s far more significant is that the press secretary of the Russian President, Peskov, used the phrase “Zangezur Corridor” when discussing the meetings between Putin-Pashinyan and Putin-Aliev.
The Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure’s statement that “there is development on the Armenian side regarding the Zangezur Corridor” indirectly confirms the “success” of those meetings, which is highly unfavorable for us.
Of course, Pashinyan insists that there will be no corridor at the expense of our sovereignty. But over the past six years, he has made plenty of such declarations.
Aram Abrahamyan
