Historian: Armenia needs to toughen its position on the Meghri  corridor

ArmInfo.Analyzing the statements of the representatives of the incumbent authorities of Armenia about the past war with the Azerbaijani-Turkish tandem and the prospects  for relations with Turkey, one gets the impression that these people  were delighted with what happened. Moreover, only because it allows  them to normalize relations with Turkey. Doctor of Historical  Sciences Hayk Demoyan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.

"This series of events allows us to come to the conclusion that the  leadership of Armenia, does not really understand what the  Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem means and, most importantly, what  Pan-Turkism means.  And I absolutely do not understand why some of  its representatives are so assured in the possibility of Ankara's  changing its traditional position towards Armenia, "he said.

The historian considers such statements, in particular the statement  of the head of the parliamentary faction "My Step" Lilit Makunts, as  an actual call to refuse to mark the mournful date - the next  anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey. Analyzing  this statement, coupled with the recent appeal of Recep Erdogan's  Spokesman to Armenia "to take the right step so that Turkey opens the  gates," Demoyan comes to the conclusion about the ongoing political  bargaining.

Noting that the cost of the war is the Meghri corridor, the historian  emphasized that the policy pursued by the current government of  Armenia demonstrates the existence of a long-planned order, which has  both internal and external beneficiaries. And the main question that  arises in this regard, according to Demoyan, is the question - was  the deliberate bringing of Armenia to war a part of this program. The  last question, in turn, gives rise to many other questions.

"We see a certain plan around all this. And hearing today the joyful  statements about "a good chance ", I understand that if there was no  war, the authorities would not have this chance. War and defeat in  this war have become for them a way and cost of staying in power. At  least, to prolong this power. On the other hand, the price of the war  is the Meghri corridor. And I absolutely do not understand what  prevents our government from demanding the return of all our  prisoners, by putting forward and playing this issue. In the end,  this will allow Armenia gaining at least one trump card in its hands  throughout this game. And the only way in this direction is to  toughen Armenia's position along the corridor through Meghri with  respect to all interested parties, "Demoyan summed up.