Armenian premier`s statement proves Artsakh issue remains open -  opposition MP

ArmInfo. Member of the National Assembly of Armenia from the opposition faction "I have the honor" Tigran Abrahamyan responded to the statement of the Prime  Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan that the entire  negotiation process on the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict was aimed at  leaving Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan.

"In my opinion, this statement contains two key nuances that are  either not discussed at all or are not given due attention amid the  general noise. Firstly, despite the fact that after the Azerbaijani  aggression and occupation of 2023, the entire elite of the ruling  Civil Contract party in Armenia tried with all their might to  convince the public that it was right to surrender Artsakh, thereby  trying to justify their failures and trying to convince the people  that this issue no longer exists, with his statement Pashinyan proves  that the problem is not only not closed, but, in fact, it remains a  lump in their throats," the parliamentarian noted.

Secondly, the oppositionist continued, from an ideological point of  view, a person who considers Artsakh to be Azerbaijan, who stated  that the right decision is to transfer Artsakh under the control of  Baku, practically admitted that he not only lied when he stated in  2018 that the Artsakh issue should be resolved on the basis of the  principle of the right to self-determination, but also subsequently  moved the process in a completely opposite direction.

"Moreover, to make matters worse, he went for broke, declaring in  August 2019 on Revival Square in Stepanakert that "Artsakh is  Armenia, period." Thus, Pashinyan sacrificed Armenian interests,  which led to enormous human and territorial consequences for Armenia  and Artsakh. There is no topic for political debate here, especially  with the participation of former presidents. The only thing that is  and should be after the change of power is to give a legal assessment  of everything that Pashinyan and his elite, who led the process in  this direction, did and did not do," Abrahamyan emphasized.

As a postscript, he asked a question about what the Armenian  presidents should discuss with Pashinyan.  "From the very beginning,  you chose a completely different path, aimed at friendship with the  enemies of our people and working against your compatriots, and now  you are in a hopeless situation and are trying to choose the path of  irresponsibility and escaping responsibility?" the parliamentarian  asked. Let us recall that from his page on social networks, Pashinyan  called on the former presidents of the country to debate on the  above-mentioned issue.