ArmInfo.The transformation of the Armenian region of Artsakh into the problem of the presence of external forces is in reality as much as it is with respect to the regions of Lori or Shirak. Independent analyst Hrachya Arzumanyan (Stepanakert) expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
"Thus, the threat of turning Artsakh into a" mandate "problem today does not exist. However, this does not mean that such a threat cannot appear and become real tomorrow. At the same time, the threat of the emergence of a similar problem is much higher in Yerevan, and not in Stepanakert" - he stressed.
It the estimation of Arzumanyan, Artsakh, is undoubtedly a part of Armenia. Accordingly, public discussions on this topic are absolutely meaningless. Against the background of this reality, the only topic to be actively discussed, in his opinion, is how and through what legal mechanisms of the national strategy to form this reality.
The past month was marked by a sharply intensified discussion in the Armenian society, in Armenia and Artsakh, regarding the expediency of joining Artsakh de jure to Armenia. Vitaly Balasanyan, the hero of the Artsakh war, secretary of the Artsakh Republic of Artsakh, about the actual inadmissibility of the reunification of two Armenian states caused particular discontent in Armenia. To note, Balasanyan is going to take part in the presidential elections scheduled for 2020 in Artsakh.
According to analyst estimates, several dozen people starting to lose property and other assets are ready to take any steps, including national betrayal. In this light, to enter into a discussion about the belonging of Artsakh, in his opinion, means pouring water on the mill of these potential collaborators. In the opinion of Arzumanyan, by engaging the Armenian society in this discussion, meaningless by its definition, these people are trying to drag him into an extremely dangerous adventure for the Armenian statehood. Thus, prerequisites are created for the actualization of the historical question as a political problem, a prerequisite for the intervention of external forces in an already resolved problem. "I really hope that this whole situation will be completed by the presidential elections in Artsakh in 2020, if not earlier. Unfortunately, the Armenian people like to discuss fantastic scenarios, losing real opportunities at the same time. Meanwhile, today it's necessary to work towards personal response to existing and recurring real challenges and threats ", Arzumanyan summed up.