Politician: The only possible way to establish peace is direct  dialogue between Armenia and Turkey without Russian intervention

ArmInfo. The threat of Azerbaijan unleashing new military clashes in Artsakh and on the border with Armenia exists, and today it is quite tangible. Mikayel Hayrapetyan,  leader of the Conservative Party of Armenia, expressed this opinion  to ArmInfo.

"I personally think that this threat is connected with the fact of  the existence of the Russian-Turkish partnership. It is this fact  that causes serious concern for the EU, in particular for France. And  it is precisely this fact that determines the financial assistance  offered to Armenia by our civilizational allies. And today we must  not expect future geopolitical storms in performance of Moscow and  Ankara, and actively prepare for them, in order to meet them in an  advantageous position. I am convinced that this is possible. But this  requires the presence of political thought and state thinking, "he  stressed.

According to the politician, despite all its importance, the  forthcoming visit of  President of friendly France Emmanuel Macron to  Armenia will not bring significant changes to the situation around  Armenia. First of all, due to the fact that, unfortunately, France is  unable to seriously change Russia's plans on its own. And today's  realities, according to Hayrapetyan, require joining the efforts of  France of the efforts of the United States in this direction. Without  this, in his opinion, it will be impossible to shake the current  status quo formed by Turkey and Russia in the region.

Commenting on the results of the visit of head of the European  Council Charles Michel to Armenia, Hayrapetyan assessed it as very  significant and symbolic. According to him, the statements made by  Michel in Yerevan deserve deep gratitude. And today Armenia, in his  opinion, needs to make reciprocal steps towards Europe. Steps  expected from Yerevan in Brussels.

President of the European Council Charles Michel, who was in Yerevan  on July 16-17, at a joint briefing with Nikol Pashinyan, voiced the  EU's desire to "be involved in the region." "The EU stands by Armenia  as a loyal and constructive partner to help you deal with different  challenges, but also to uphold the values we all believe in - human  values and democracy, and after all, to ensure progress, prosperity,  stability and security. I have to convey a strong message: we stand  by Armenia, and I hereby confirm the decision of the European Union  to mobilize an unprecedented financial package of 2.6 billion euros  in support of Armenia's priorities," Charles Michel noted.

At the same time, according to the politician's assessments, at this  stage, the EU's capabilities are aimed at strengthening assistance to  the infrastructure of Armenia's vulnerable areas. According to him, a  significant increase in the EU's influence in the region can be  expected only if Washington, the main real ally of Yerevan, assigns  such powers to Brussels .  

"We must be realistic. And if we really want to establish peace, then we must understand that the only way to establish it is through a  direct dialogue between Armenia and Turkey, without Russian  intervention.I think that in the current conditions Turkey is ready  for such adialogue. And of course, we need to break our disgusting  bicentennial stereotypes and get out of the darkness into the light,"  Hayrapetyan summed up.