Azerbaijan occupying Armenia`s sovereign territories without  consequences, opposition Armenian MP says to Washington 

ArmInfo. Opposition deputy from the "I Have the Honor" faction Tigran Abrahamyan doubted the  sincerity of the statements of the US State Department regarding the inadmissibility of violating the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia.

The MP stated that the State Department today stated that the United  States strongly supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of  Armenia and any violation of this sovereignty and territorial  integrity will entail serious consequences.

"If the United States is sincere in its assessments, then it must  explain how it happened that there were no consequences for  Azerbaijan when it violated the territorial integrity of the Republic  of Armenia in 2021- 2022, invaded the territory of the Republic of  Armenia in different directions, and continues to hold these  territories occupied to this day?

The same applies to warnings regarding the use of force, which were  also the basis for resolving the Artsakh issue. However, not a single  warning or instrument of deterrence was applied and Azerbaijan  implemented its policy of genocide through the use of force during  2020-2023, thereby establishing complete control over Artsakh,"  Abrahamyan noted.

The oppositionist also noted that the United States did not take any  action when Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev publicly stated  several months ago that in international practice the solution to the  problem is the use of force, not international law. "And then no one,  and in this case the United States, conveyed their admonitions and  warnings to the addressee, and everyone knows the consequences,"  Abrahamyan concluded.

Today, the US State Department, when asked to comment on yesterday's  "Red Flag" warning in connection with a possible Azerbaijani invasion  of Armenia in the coming days or weeks, published by the  International Lemkin Institute for the Prevention of Genocide, stated  in particular:

In response to the VoA Armenian Service's request to comment on  yesterday's "Red Flag" warning regarding a possible Azerbaijani  invasion of Armenia in the coming days or weeks, published by the  International Lemkin Institute for the Prevention of Genocide, the  State Department, in particular, stated:

The United States strongly supports the sovereignty and territorial  integrity of Armenia. The U.S. has emphasized that any violation of  this sovereignty and territorial integrity will result in serious  consequences.

The U.S. regularly emphasizes its expectations, such as warnings  against the use of force, and continually monitors the situation.  Armenia is a close partner and friend of the United States, and the  U.S. looks forward to working with the Armenian authorities to  strengthen Armenia's political and economic security.

According to various estimates, Azerbaijan has occupied over 150 sq  km of sovereign territories over the past three years and continues  to hold them against the backdrop of the inaction of the  international community. The Armenian authorities refuse to give  exact figures. Territories were captured in Syunik, Vayots Dzor and  Gegharkunik regions of the Republic of Armenia.