Thursday, May 18 2023 15:17

ArmInfo.With the continuation of the current policy, Armenia may be divided and this process began  a long time ago. This was stated in an interview with the Fifth TV channel by political observer, political scientist Karen Kocharyan, commenting on the statement of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov  about the West's desire to squeeze Russia out of Armenia and assessing these attempts as a provocation.

The political scientist noted that when the Russian-Ukrainian crisis  began, there were statements about the possibility of dividing  Ukraine into several parts. <And who said that such a large state as  Ukraine can be divided, but small Armenia cannot. If the country's  territory turns into a point of conflict of interest, the country's  division is quite possible. If Iran declares that it will not remain  indifferent if events undesirable for this country take place in  Syunik, Russia speaks of provocations, the European Union, Turkey and  Azerbaijan set their own conditions, and you do not put forward any  demands, saying that you agree with all of this, the result will be  like what happened in Syria, which, however, did not agree on  everything, and for this reason it got a chance to recover.

If the situation In Armenia continues in its current form, such a  development of events is not excluded, especially against the  background of the fact that the country no longer represents anything  of itself as an actor and component of the international community >,  the political scientist said.

He noted that the Armenian authorities only talk about a peace treaty  with Azerbaijan, without opening brackets, and without presenting the  contents of this treaty to the public. But most importantly, what  consequences it will lead to. Most of the Armenian society does not  pay much attention to the ongoing processes, as they live with  everyday worries, often being influenced by aggressive propaganda.

"The society is tired of blatant lies and accusations from both  sides, it began to show apathy, but this does not mean that the wave  of discontent on its part has not matured. Actually, this is  evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by the international  Republican Institute of the United States. The society cannot live in  an environment of discontent, and the authorities guided by their own  interests will face these factors one day," the political scientist  noted.

Kocharyan emphasized that the country should be saved from the inside  first. <The authorities constantly say that the Russians did not come  to fight instead of us. The opposition claims that the Russians did  not come to remove Pashinyan from power instead of us. Nobody will  come to save us, neither the Russians, nor the Americans, nobody,  even Iran, despite the latter's statements. Tehran will not give  Syunik to anyone, because it sees it as Iranian. That is why it is  necessary to raise the question of solving the problem inside the  country itself. If there is no public demand, there is no obvious and  predictable force that would be acceptable both for the citizens of  Armenia and for external players, then it will be possible to save  the state. "No one can agree with the current government: neither the  West, nor Russia, nor Iran, in contrast to which, the president of  Azerbaijan does not negotiate with Pashinyan, but sets conditions,  the fulfillment of which means the loss of statehood", the political  scientist emphasized.