Friday, February 16 2024 16:52

ArmInfo.As long as the government of RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan remains in power, one  should not expect anything good. Former Deputy Minister of Defense of Armenia Artak Zakaryan told reporters on February 16.

According to him, all those scenarios for the developments that were  imagined 2-3 years ago not only came true, but also led to worse  consequences. "We don't even discuss their constant lies, especially  when they talk about reforms in the armed forces. It is obvious that  today nothing is being done to maintain the integrity of the borders,  maintain and restore the territorial integrity of Armenia, or solve  security problems.  Absolutely nothing is being done, except for  nonsense. All these steps by the authorities are aimed at solving  just one problem: extending the capitulator's stay in his seat,"  Zakaryan said.

He added that the Republican Party, which he represents, has taken  steps to remove this government three times, but has not received the  support of the broader society. To achieve this goal, it is necessary  to unite the entire opposition forces of the country. "This problem,  unfortunately, has not yet been resolved. Until representatives of  the opposition put aside their disagreements, approaches to the  so-called ideas about the "former authorities", all the talk about  who brought Nikol to power, nothing will happen. Today we are where  we are: a more or less stable opposition, patriotic national forces  that are capable of raising the public," the politician emphasized.

He treated the European Union's agenda regarding Armenia with  sarcasm, noting that there is no trace of such an agenda. "They have  only one agenda: to fight with Russia, trying to inflict maximum  damage on it.  EU-Georgia, EU-Moldova, EU-Ukraine relations pursue  precisely this goal, namely, to permanently tear these countries away  from Russia. I don't think it's right to stick to this agenda. There  may be certain statements about the Armenia-EU agenda, but there is  no such agenda on "ground" yet," the oppositionist noted.

He noted that as a result of the policies of the current authorities,  Armenia-Russia relations have also turned into a fiction, be it the  security agenda of the country, Artsakh, or solving problems of  global and regional security systems. The only agenda with the  Russian Federation is economic cooperation, which is largely carried  out by business entities. "There is no government policy in this  direction," Zakarian said.