"Hay Dat": A government that retracts from the agenda of  international recognition of the genocide is doomed to failure in  Armenia

ArmInfo."Hay Dat" Central Bureau made a statement in connection with the statements of the Armenian authorities on the issue of normalization of the Armenian-  Turkish relations.

Thus, the message of the Bureau recalls that "Hay Dat" has already  expressed its position on this issue, after the statement made by RA  Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian on February 11 this year, pointing out  the danger of the approaches of the current leadership of Armenia to  normalize relations with Turkey.  "The events of recent days, in  particular the statements of the RA Prime Minister, the Secretary of  the Security Council and the NA Deputy Speaker, once again prove that  the capitulating Armenian authorities are pursuing a clear policy in  the context of the so-called normalization of relations with Turkey,  which is carried out under the slogan of unblocking regional  infrastructures. But its real goal is to consign to oblivion the  historical past of our people, to abandon the demand for  international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, to recognize de  facto the interstate border between Armenia and Turkey, to completely  abandon the Karabakh issue and restore the territorial integrity of  Artsakh, to turn the territory of the Republic of Armenia into a  geographical corridor connecting the two Turkish states with several  possible parallel channels, "the Bureau said in a statement.

At the same time, "Hay Dat" believes that the person holding the post  of Prime Minister of Armenia continues to make primitive judgments  about the cause-and-effect realities of Turkey's anti-Armenian  hostility.

"Turkey's hostile policy is not caused by imaginary plans of physical  revenge on the part of the Armenians against the Turkish people. This  is a continuation of the centuries-old anti-Armenian policy begun by  their predecessors, with the same pan-Turkist and neo-Ottoman goals.  In other words, Turkey views us as an enemy, since it considers  Armenian Armenia an obstacle for the implementation of our  expansionist programs, and since we do not abandon our historical  memory and identity, demonstrating a worthy position as in the past,  "Hay Dat stressed.  At the same time, the Bureau notes that today  Turkey continues to pursue an openly hostile policy towards Armenia  and all Armenians, a vivid example of which was the open interference  of the Turkish military- political system and the armed forces in the  recent conflict over Karabakh.

"The Armenian authorities began to manipulate people's minds with  groundless and empty words about regional peace and coexistence.  Armenia is the only country in the region that has been a stable  guarantor of regional peace for a long time. Peace in the region was  broken as a result of the Turkish-Azerbaijani aggression against us,  and therefore, Armenia is the last country where peace should be  preached. Our people know the value of peace best of all, but by the  behest of their history they also know that an unworthy peace only  paves the way for future bloody wars.

The so-called propaganda of a false peace is shamelessly continued by  the Armenian authorities even when high-ranking officials of Turkey  and Azerbaijan openly demonstrate ambitions towards the Armenian  territories, "the Bureau stressed.

The Central Bureau also reminded that Ankara was the initiator of the  closure of the Armenian-Turkish border and stated that this illegal  act was a demonstration of hostility.  "It is Turkey that should take  the first step towards opening the border. In this context, Turkey  expects Armenia to abandon the declared policy on the Genocide and  the Karabakh issue, to which, apparently, the surrender authorities  of Armenia agreed.

We warn the latter once again that the government that retracts from  the agenda for the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide  and, in fact, rejects the Karabakh issue, is doomed to failure in  Armenia. On the whole, this policy is doomed to failure If the  authorities bend under Turkish demands, try to enter into dubious  negotiations with Turkey and make concessions to the detriment of our  people, then our people will never allow this, and they will remain  on the pages of our history with the stigma of a traitor.

To protect the national-state interests and security of Artsakh and  Armenia, it is vital that the current Armenian authorities leave the  arena, and the political forces of national orientation must bear the  burden of pulling the country out of this difficult and dangerous  situation, "the Bureau is sure.  Earlier, the Secretary of the  Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan in an interview with the  Public TV Channel of Armenia three times avoided a direct answer to  the question of whether Turkey is a hostile state for Armenia. The  secretary of the RA Security Council only limited himself to  formulations that certain adjustments should be made in Armenia's  approaches to Turkey, especially against the background of recent  events in the region.

Yesterday Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in the RA Armavir region,  also pointed out the need to revise relations with Turkey in the  context of unblocking regional infrastructures and ensuring long-term  peace and security.