ArmInfo. Soon, representatives of the United States will begin to put pressure on Armenia on the Artsakh issue. This was announced on December 24 at a press conference by the head of the "Hay Dat" central office and on political issues of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Kiro Manoyan.
He noted that after internal political developments in Armenia, Azerbaijan had the opportunity to introduce some changes in the negotiation process on the Karabakh issue. "After the meeting of Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the situation on the Line of Contact became calmer, however, as a result of these agreements, Armenia has ceased to raise the issue of Azerbaijan's implementation of the Vienna and St. Petersburg agreements, "Manoyan stressed The latter said that control over the preservation of the cease-fire regime should be strengthened by installing equipment and expanding the office of the personal representative of the current OSCE head.
According to Manoyan, nothing prevents Baku from starting more often to violate the cease-fire regime in the near future, and to try to take steps similar to the April 2016 events.
Kiro Manoyan also stated that it is possible, in the near future, in connection with the Karabakh issue, the United States will begin to put pressure on Armenia. "The fact is that regardless of whether Yerevan will succumb to pressure or not, this issue is activated and is on the agenda. This issue needs to be resolved with the implementation of the Vienna and St. Petersburg agreements, without implementing these agreements; the issue's resolution is dangerous for Armenia, "Manoyan stressed.
With regard to statements the Acting Prime Minister that Artsakh should also take part in the negotiations, Manoyan noted that the participation of the NKR is very important, however, difficult to do. "In order to introduce the delegation from Artsakh into the negotiation process, it is necessary to ensure that Azerbaijan does not protest against this decision. The main thing is not to allow the situation that the NKR will replace Armenia in the negotiation process," he said.
The politician stressed that in order to introduce Karabakh into this process, it is necessary to put pressure on Azerbaijan. "The only way to really put pressure on Azerbaijan is to conclude a military-political agreement on cooperation between Armenia and Artsakh. In addition, this will be one of the steps that will show that Armenia recognizes the independence of the NKR. Thus, we will let Baku understand that if they protest against the Artsakh side at the negotiating table, we can take steps that do not require the consent of Azerbaijan. In addition, the signing of such a treaty will form prerequisites for the international party the society also soon recognized the independence of Artsakh," Manoyan said He also noted that besides the Artsakh issue, there is also tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan. "The last advance of the Azerbaijani troops from Nakhichevan made the Armenian troops more vulnerable to the enemy, which is a big minus," the Dashnaktsakan said. As for the statements of Mamedyarov that they came to an agreement with Mnatsakanyan, Manoyan said: "One of the shortcomings of our government is that information about such meetings reaches our society very late. It is important to notify the society about such meetings and what the parties came to as a result. In such cases, Azerbaijan begins to exert psychological pressure on us, declaring the positive agreements reached during these meetings, "Manoyan concluded.