There are several issues that the current authorities have turned into subjects of intense propaganda, yet they have never been fully clarified. Without clarification, propaganda theses simply hang in the air.
One of them, of course, concerns “hybrid warfare.” In his latest briefing, Pashinyan said that hybrid warfare is when false information is spread about him. Does that mean any piece of fake news can be described this way? If someone claims that the Catholicos is planning to take the treasures of Echmiadzin out of Armenia, or hints that 4–5 bishops are pedophiles, does that count as “hybrid warfare” or not?
Another question is: who is actually waging this war? Yesterday, Foreign Minister Mirzoyan said that “a significant part of the threads of this war leads to Russia.” First, where does the “insignificant” part of those threads lead? Second, can we conclude from this that there are individuals in Russia—official or private—who are conducting a hybrid war against Armenia against Vladimir Putin’s will? Or is this war directed by the Russian president himself?
It is just as puzzling to accuse all opposition forces of “militarism.” Of course, I may not be aware of every statement that has been made. But as far as I know the positions of the main political forces (“Strong Armenia,” “Proposal to Armenia,” “Wings of Unity,” the “Armenia Alliance”), as well as several other well-known groups, none of them has declared that, upon coming to power, they would withdraw from the country’s international commitments or revoke agreements that Armenia has signed or initialed. If I am mistaken, let them present at least one statement that contradicts this.
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Finally, it is not entirely clear why we are changing Armenia’s Constitution. Is it because the current Constitution somehow obstructs political, economic, or, say, educational or cultural issues? Or is it because Azerbaijan demands it? When it is said that the reference to the Declaration of Independence in the current Constitution is “conflict-generating,” that clearly supports the second assumption. By the way, one more question: the Constitution was adopted in 1995—why was it not considered conflict-generating for at least 25 years?
Aram ABRAHAMYAN
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