ArmInfo. It is no coincidence that the conflict in Nagorno- Karabakh escalated at the end of September. Baku took advantage of the fact that the whole world was busy with its own problems.
Armenian President Armen Sarkisian stated this in an interview with RBC.
Armen Sargsyan did not agree with the assumption that one of the factors was the growth of nationalist sentiments in Armenia after the coming to power of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. "Armenians are patriots who love their homeland and do everything possible for the future of their country. Nationalism is a mutation of patriotism that transcends common sense. He is not in Armenia, "he said. The Armenian president also expressed the opinion that the roots of the current conflict go back to 1920, when Nagorno- Karabakh was ceded to the Azerbaijan SSR. - he noted. "The founders of the Soviet Union did not think about the nuances associated with culture, history, and religion. All this was secondary. No one paid attention to the painful problems that were throughout the USSR and manifested themselves after the collapse, "the President of Armenia believes.