ArmInfo.The departure of Russian peacekeeping troops from Artsakh confirms the significant strengthening of the Turkish factor in the region, opposition MP Tigran Abrahamyan wrote his Facebook account.
"No matter how much this issue is considered through the prism of the position of the RA government on recognizing Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan and removing the Artsakh issue from the agenda, it is obvious that the withdrawal of the peacekeeping contingent also contradicts the interests of the Russian Federation in terms of its regional priorities," the MP said.
He added that Russia's policy in the South Caucasus led to the fact that other geopolitical centers created a situation where Russian influence began to weaken, and due to this, directly and indirectly, the Turkish presence grew. "What is happening in this situation? Yes, the same thing that happened to us in different periods: we, the Armenians, were killed, forcibly resettled, lost our homeland, but even in this state there is still no complete and deep understanding of what is happening with happened to us. Since yesterday, in order to save the situation, various Russian politicians have declared that the peacekeeping mission has solved its problems and is therefore leaving. This is a dishonest approach, since the tripartite statement of November 9, 2020, which is constantly being manipulated, determined something completely different, and in. first of all, the existence of Armenian Artsakh in the presence of Russian peacekeepers. As for why the real problems raised in cooperation with the government of the Republic of Armenia were not resolved, the figures and structures of the Russian Federation that deal with relations with the South Caucasus, and especially, bear their share of responsibility with Armenia," the MP said.