Every second of Artsakh president`s sit-in in Revival Square is white  flag fluttering over a fortress - expert

ArmInfo. Every second of Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan's sit-in in Revival Square is a  white flag fluttering over a fortress, expert in cybersecurity Karen Vrtanesyan. 

His step has been criticized by many as "pointless and  disappointing." 

"I am surprised at some people really thinking Arayik Harutyunyan  wants to save Artsakh, but 'somehow failing to', people saying  'advise something to this miserable fool, for he does not know what  to do," the expert said. 

He cited the "hard facts" and put "embarrassing questions." 

A blockade of Artsakh was inevitable even after the trilateral  statement of November 9, 2020, which has been actively discussed  since the very first hours. 

"Let no one pretend that today's situation was unpredictable and  unexpected...

Harutyunyan and his team not only did nothing to reduce the  likelihood of a siege scenario, but also did everything to make  Artsakh as unprepared as possible for such a scenario," the expert  noted.

In this regard, he asked a number of questions, in particular, why  did Harutyunyan cover up and hide the fact of the disbandment of the  Artsakh Defense Army, why did Harutyunyan give the go-ahead to the  "new road", why did he help surrender Aghavno and Berdzor?

"Who did everything to prevent the residents of Artsakh in the RA  from participating in resistance demonstrations? Who from Artsakh  supported the re-election of Nikol (RA Prime Minister - ed.)? Who  failed the process of creating strategic stocks of food, fuel,  medicines and other essentials for several years?  There was  opportunity, time and money for this.Who was busy spending huge sums  of money on useless construction projects?

Why did the restaurants continue to work after the blockade, why were  photos of luxurious tables from Artsakh posted on Instagram? Why did  the relatives of some rich people go on holiday abroad? Why does  Araik keep silent about the role of Nikol, about his agreements with  Nikol, if he really wants to save Artsakh," Vrtanesyan asked.

To understand the true meaning of this sit-in by Arayik, the expert  continued, it is necessary to analyze what the target audiences of  this action are.

According to him, they are: the people of Artsakh, the population of  the Republic of Armenia, the authorities of Azerbaijan and the  international community.

"Araik's act conveys to all these spectators the following message:  "I despaired, nothing else can be done," Vrtanesyan said. In this  regard, the expert advised the people of Artsakh to force Harutyunyan  talk about what kind of criminal conspiracies he has with Pashinyan.  "Make him answer all the awkward questions.  Publish his answers. And  then replace him with someone who is not an accomplice in the process  of surrendering Artsakh. Because every second of Arayik's sit-in is a  white flag fluttering over a fortress," Vrtanesyan summed up.

Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan announced his intention to join  the sit-in in Revival Square and gave a week for the international  community to resolve the humanitarian situation around Artsakh.