ArmInfo.At this stage, a process conditioned by the interests of external forces, in particular the United States, is taking place in the region and this process is related to the actions of Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan. Head of the Armenian Constructive Party, political scientist Andrias Ghukasyan, expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
"We are talking about the US attention to the process of demarcation and delimitation of borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan and Moscow's proposals addressed to Yerevan and Baku in this direction. It is important to note Nikol Pashinyan's agreement to put his signature on Moscow's initiative after the elections. Thus, today we are not even talking about some new concessions to Armenia, but about the implementation of concessions, for which the consent of Yerevan has already been obtained on the day of signing the surrender of Armenia, "he stressed.
According to the political scientist, today Armenia cannot make these concessions either, first of all, due to Pashinyan's inability to legitimize all these anti-Armenian initiatives and projects, an inability, which Pashinyan cannot change even after receiving another mandate of confidence in the authorities. Ghukasyan explains such constraint of the Armenian Prime Minister by the positions of the United States and France on this issue.
Commenting on the current situation, the tension on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, in particular, the murder of an Armenian serviceman, the political scientist assessed as quite predictable and expected. In his opinion, this state of affairs, unfortunately, is facilitated by the choice of a certain number of Armenian citizens in the recent parliamentary elections. He also noted the complete absence of any hope for an end to killings and other crimes on the border after its demarcation and delimitation.
The deployment of Russian border guards on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, in the opinion of the political scientist, pursues only the goal of consolidating the current situation. And to expect from the Russian military personnel a different attitude towards the Armenians than it was, for example, in relation to the Armenian soldiers killed and captured by Azerbaijanis in Khtsaberd, in his opinion, is pointless. In this light, the Russian presence at the border, according to his forecasts, will only add additional impunity to the crimes of Azerbaijanis.
"One way or another, but in any case, the intentions and determination of France and the United States to resolve the issue of the status of Artsakh within the framework of the format of the OSCE Minsk Group co- chairs are evident today. However, these intentions contradict the intentions of Azerbaijan. As a result, the latter deliberately aggravates the situation on the border in order to push forward its own plans. What is Russia doing in response? In fact, it shows tacit consent in response to the killings of Armenian servicemen. Thus, the current situation faced by Armenia can be described as a stalemate. We can neither cooperate with the West, nor legitimize the realities that seek to establish Azerbaijan in the region, " Ghukasyan summed up.