ArmInfo. "It is a tragedy when the leadership of the country and the political majority, trying to justify that the territories under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Armenia belong to Azerbaijan," MP from the Armenia bloc Ishkhan Saghatelyan told reporters on April 9 after a closed meeting on the issue of delimitation with the participation of the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan.
According to Saghatelyan, all the authorities' arguments are aimed at serving the interests of Baku. In this regard, the parliamentarian believes, if military actions begin, it will be necessary to record that they were provoked and legitimized by the current government led by Prime Minister Pashinyan. Regarding the general impressions of the meeting, Ishkhan Saghatelyan noted that the parliamentary opposition once again made sure that the country is in the hands of a force that will continue the policy of concessions. "Once again it became obvious that border delimitation and demarcation works are not actually being conducted, nor negotiations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan. There are new capitulation demands made by Baku to Yerevan, which the current government is ready to satisfy and agree to a new capitulation," he said.
In addition, Saghatelyan is convinced that Armenia is not ready to resist, nor for full-fledged work on delimitation and demarcation, which is justified by the demands of Baku. Meanwhile, the MP emphasized, by ceding these territories in Tavush, Armenia will face serious security problems, this could collapse the entire defensive system of the country. "This path will lead the country to a new serious crisis in the field of security in the Republic of Armenia," he pointed out.
And, despite the fact that the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Deputy Prime Minister promised to pay due attention to this issue during the discussion, the parliamentarian asks: "What will happen when the troops of an enemy state stand 100 meters from the Kirants school?" There is no answer to this question, he noted. However, as the MP noted, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan was of the opinion that if we do not give up these territories, there will be a war. With the same logic, the authorities promised "peace" in connection with the handing over of a part of the Goris-Kapan highway, Shurnukh village, etc., but there is still no peace, Saghatelyan recalled.
"The authorities, by their behavior, legitimize the upcoming military aggression of Azerbaijan against Armenia," the opposition MP emphasized. "I assure not only the people of Tavush, but the entire population of Armenia: the country is in danger, because there is a group of people in power who are leading the country to new risks, and to prevent this, we need resistance on three levels: in Armenia, in Tavush and in the Diaspora. There is a need for opposition, which at some stage will develop into a national breakthrough, so that it is possible to get rid of this government, to prevent a new capitulation that is hanging over us," he concluded.