Diplomat: An idea is needed to implement the national, state  interests of Armenia

ArmInfo.Against the background of Aliyev's periodic threats against Armenia, shelling of our border villages, periodic killings of our military, the self-organization of  the Armenian society continues to remain at an extremely low level. 

Former Artsakh Foreign Minister, Ambassador Extraordinary and  Plenipotentiary Arman Melikyan expressed a similar opinion to  ArmInfo.  On August 16, the Azerbaijani army began an intensive  shelling of the villages of Kut and Norabak, as well as the Sotk pass  in the Gegharkunik region. Bullets hit the roofs of some residential  buildings. Starting from May 12, the Azerbaijani military violated  the state border in the Syunik and Gegharkunik regions of Armenia.  Another hotbed of tension is located near the village of Yeraskh,  Ararat region. In all these areas, attacks from the Azerbaijani side  periodically occur. Only on August 16, Azerbaijani snipers killed two  servicemen of the Armenian Armed Forces.

"The problem is that, both before and after the early parliamentary  elections, the current government failed to unite and consolidate  society around itself. For this, first of all, the very idea is  needed to ensure the implementation of our national, state interests.  An idea, within which it will be possible to realize, protect the  interests of our country to the maximum possible in the current  geopolitical realities, "he stressed.  According to the diplomat,  there is still no such idea in circulation in Armenia. Meanwhile, it  is precisely this idea, supported by concrete actions that could  instill faith in the future in the Armenian society.  Moreover, the  government fails to fill the still open vacancies in the fields of  security and diplomacy, which, in his opinion, indicates the lack of  a full understanding of the full complexity of the situation in the  government offices.

As a result, at this stage, in the diplomat's opinion, Armenia turned  out to be unable to adequately respond to the challenges it faces.  And in the absence of its own ideas, proposals, platform and  efficient government, accordingly, it is not ready to conduct  productive negotiations in the direction of determining the status of  Artsakh.

"Meanwhile, unlike us, Aliyev is ready for such negotiations, because  again, unlike us, he has demands clearly formulated decades ago. That  is why Azerbaijan will strive to snatch from Armenia whatever  possible. First of all, territories. And then already to achieve  recognition by Yerevan of its own military- political superiority and  vertical trade and economic relations through communications  controlled by itself.  Aliyev's general goal is to make Armenia  dependent on Azerbaijan, "Melikyan summed up.