Zatulin: It is impossible not to notice the desire of Baku and Ankara  to alter and fill the agreement of November 9 on Karabakh with their  own content

ArmInfo.Taking into account those statements and interpretations that sound from Baku and Ankara, it is absolutely impossible not to notice the desire of the  Azerbaijani and Turkish sides to alter and fill the statement of  November 9 between the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia with  their own content. Konstantin Zatulin, First Deputy Chairman of the  Committee for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with  Compatriots of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, said this  during a round table in Sputnik dedicated to the Karabakh conflict,  referring to the likelihood of compliance with the agreements of  November 9.

As a clear example of this, the Russian politician cited Ankara's  attempts to squeeze into peacekeeping activities in the zone of the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, immediately after the signing of  trilateral agreements. "Although nothing is said about this in the  text itself. As I understand it, the monitoring center was some kind  of compensation for these insistence of Turkey, which will be located  on the territory of Azerbaijan. At the same time, believe me, the  struggle continues on the format of this center itself, "the Russian  lawmaker noted, recalling that Russia, through the lips of its leader  Vladimir Putin, twice explained why the Turks cannot carry out  peacekeeping activities in Karabakh, referring to nothing else but  historical memory and the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.

"It is obvious that after the statements that have already been made  by the President of Azerbaijan for the second time about the  historical belonging of Yerevan, Zangezur, Sevan, this thought haunts  the leadership of Azerbaijan and Ilham Aliyev himself. Can Aliyev not  understand the provocative nature of his statements? Of course, he  cannot. That is, he is trying today, on the wave of his victory and  amid the thunder of the victory parade fanfare, to stake out his next  claims. I do not think they are realistic, but they support the  spirit of chauvinism and Armenophobia in Azerbaijani society, "the  Russian politician stated, citing an example of rhetoric concerning  the Armenians, which is contained in the Azerbaijani history  textbooks.  According to him, the rhetoric that is implanted in  Azerbaijani society in relation to neighbors; statements made at the  parade in Baku related to Enver Pasha; the idea of the passage of the  military in the uniform of soldiers of the Islamic battalion of Nuri  Pasha in 1918; a number of other factors call into question the  serious attitude towards the prospects of the Armenian population of  Nagorno-Karabakh living under the jurisdiction of Azerbaijan.

At the same time, Zatulin added that against this background, all the  talk about the Christian heritage in Azerbaijan and the 20 thousand  Armenians allegedly flourishing in Turkey do not stand up to  criticism.  According to him, in place of these thousands of  Armenians, who supposedly flourish in Turkey, there would be millions  now, if there was no genocide. He also recalled the pogroms in Baku,  Sumgait and Kirovabad, noting that for some reason the issue of  Armenian refugees, who in fact were more than Azerbaijani, was hushed  up.  "Of course, there is no doubt - the powder must be kept dry. But  there are guarantees, in my opinion, that have appeared today and  which need to be strengthened in every possible way - this is  Russia's intervention directly into the conflict zone with its  peacekeeping operation, and of course, the need to draw conclusions  from this. I would in no way want to interfere in the internal  political processes in Armenia, but it is also obvious that  conclusions should be drawn from this defeat in Armenia. It would be,  in my opinion, very strange if the whole future of Armenia passed  under the sign of excuses and self-justifications those who allowed  this defeat, and at the same time intend to cling to power further,  "Zatulin said as an example, cited that it would be like if the USSR  lost in the Great Patriotic War, but at the same time all the  authorities of the Soviet Union would remain in places.  In this  regard, the Russian politician stated that now he does not see any  signs of repentance from the authorities and a desire to take  responsibility. "Is it possible, on this basis in Armenia, to restore  the spirit, defense capability, economy and so on? It seems to me  that it is hardly possible. And the Armenian people in Armenia fully  exist and move forward with such neighbors as Turkey and Azerbaijan  in an atmosphere of disbelief in their own strengths," lack of trust  between different parts of society, society and the government is an  absolutely impossible undertaking. Therefore, today, the main issues  that must be resolved in Armenia are how and with whom to continue to  rebuild the country after suffering a heavy defeat, where the most  important thing is not even human and territorial losses, but huge  moral damage.  That is, from a people who were proud of themselves,  the Armenians turned as a result of this defeat into a people who is  experiencing the bitterness of humiliation and defeat. The people  cannot exist long without negative deep consequences, "Zatulin summed  up.