ArmInfo. "The anti-state behavior of the Armenian authorities makes Baku even more impudent and pushes Azerbaijanis to new provocations," the Hayastan opposition bloc said.
In particular, as stated in the statement issued by the Hayastan bloc, the situation in the Vorotan-Shurnukh region of the Goris-Kapan highway continues to remain tense. "Taking advantage of the connivance and criminal inaction of the Armenian authorities, Azerbaijan placed a police and customs checkpoints there. Serious problems arose in terms of operating the strategically important Iran-Armenia interstate road. . Citizens of the Republic of Armenia following this road, including minors, are subjected to psychological pressure, "the statement reads.
The authors of the statement point out that official Yerevan considers the actions of the Azerbaijanis to be legal, referring to the maps of Soviet Azerbaijan, considering the above-mentioned section of the Goris- Kapan road to be Azerbaijani. "Such anti-state behavior of the Armenian authorities makes Baku even more arrogant and pushes Azerbaijanis to new provocations. If this continues, then the section of the M-2 Iran- Armenia interstate road will in practice lose its functionality, which will create serious challenges to the security of Armenia," - they noted.
Hayastan recalled that the parliamentary faction of the bloc initiated on September 13 a discussion of the situation in Syunik region with the participation of the director of the National Security Service and other officials. Meanwhile, until today, the parliamentary majority has not organized a discussion, "in fact giving up their own powers of parliamentary oversight and their responsibility to be accountable to the people." "Dear compatriots, every day of the existence of these authorities will lead to a new crisis, new losses. Only in the case of a new national government can security issues be resolved and a decent peace ensured," the Hayastan bloc said in a statement.