If before 2020 Artsakh was used to put pressure on Armenia, now  Artsakh will be used to put pressure on Azerbaijan/Turkey - analyst

ArmInfo. The situation has become mirrored. If before 2020 Artsakh was used to put pressure on Armenia, now Artsakh will be used to put pressure on Azerbaijan/Turkey. This opinion was expressed by political analyst and security specialist Hrachya Arzumanyan on his Facebook page, analyzing the speeches and  statements made today during hearings in the US Congress on Karabakh issues.

Moreover, according to Arzumanyan, if Armenia was threatened with the  future, then with Azerbaijan they are talking about the past, the  ethnic cleansing that has already taken place, which will force it to  peace.  That is, the Artsakh problem, as a political one, will be  used to put pressure on Azerbaijan and Turkey.

"Since Armenia refuses the political dimension of the Artsakh  problem, we refuse to use this leverage to put pressure on centers of  power. Behavior that is inexplicable to me. And yes, the Artsakh  problem is really part of the Armenian Question in the 21st century  in the sense that this trump card is played by the centers of power,  but not by Armenia itself. Azerbaijan is repeatedly and harshly told  to forget about Syunik and the war. The Senate is talking about  40,000 refugees in 2020 and 120,000 refugees in 2023. I cannot  explain why Armenia only talks about 10,000 refugees," Arzumanyan  notes.

At the same time, systematic work with Armenia on Euro-Atlantic  integration, including in security issues, is confirmed. Azerbaijan  will be forced to peace, to sign a comprehensive peace agreement. At  the same time, the exodus of the Artsakh Armenians in September will  be used as a bludgeon against Aliyev, as well as Turkey, which will  be involved in the pacification of Azerbaijan.

According to the analyst, the launch of the Middle Corridor is being  prepared, when Armenia and the South Caucasus become a global  communication crossroads, in which Central Asia is also interested.  Everyone benefits and there should be no use of force or threat of  force.

The analyst considers the US State Department's opinion strange that  the situation can be destabilized not only by Russia, but also by  Iran. "An interesting point of view, of course, since Iran is in no  way interested in destabilization, and not a word about Turkey as a  destabilizing party. That is, the State Department believes that it  is able to influence Turkey. In my opinion, this is a distorted idea  of Turkey," the analyst emphasized.

Today the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US House of  Representatives held a hearing on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.  US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs  James O'Brien said the US had suspended military and other assistance  to Azerbaijan, canceled some high-level visits, and Washington had  signaled to Baku that there would be no normalization of bilateral  relations until there was progress in peace talks with Armenia.