ArmInfo. Armenia cannot make concessions on the security issue. Tatevik Hayrapetyan, an MP from the "My Step" faction, a political scientist, an expert on Azerbaijan, stated this during a press conference.
Hayrapetyan stressed that during its military provocations, Azerbaijan always enjoys the support of Turkey. "It is quite obvious that these two states are actively promoting anti-Armenian policy. The Armenian Genocide of 1915 was carried out by Ottoman Turkey, and today Ankara is making every effort to prevent other countries from recognizing the Genocide. They fail to achieve this, but this is another question. Azerbaijan also takes the same position, because the pogroms of Armenians in Sumgait and Baku are the most obvious confirmation of this, "the MP said.
According to the MP, from the latest developments it became obvious that Azerbaijan and Turkey continue to promote the ideas of Pan-Turkism. "Now Turkey is positioning itself as a state hostile to us. However, such behavior of Ankara and Baku causes concern not only for us. All countries of the region are very concerned about the current situation," Hayrapetyan emphasized.
At the same time, the MP said that in the event of large-scale hostilities, Turkey, most likely, will not join Azerbaijan. "It seems to me that Ankara will not make such a mistake. Everyone realizes that such activity of Turkey can become a security problem not only for Armenia, but for the entire region," Hayrapetyan stressed. "I want to note that it became obvious to us that we cannot make any concessions on the issue of security. For us, this issue is a priority, this is a question of our future," she said.
Tatevik Hayrapetyan also noted that Azerbaijan is very unpredictable and Armenia should be ready for any scenario. The MP stressed that Armenia has already proved that it is ready for any provocations and, if necessary, can not only defend itself, but also deliver a powerful counterstrike.