Political scientist to Alen Simonyan: Before you came to power,  Artsakh people lived safely in their homeland

ArmInfo. Before the current leadership came to power in Armenia, the people of Artsakh lived safely in their homeland, enjoying their luxurious cities and  peaceful villages.  This is how political scientist Vahe Hovhannisyan  commented on the recent statements made by the Speaker of the  Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan, who claimed that "if the people of  Artsakh truly wanted a homeland, they would have fought for it." "The  state of Armenia, represented by today's authorities, has left its  soldiers and compatriots to the mercy of fate. The cynicism of these  authorities allows them to shift blame onto others. Before you came  to power, the people of Artsakh lived in their luxurious cities and  peaceful villages, feeling safe," Hovhannisyan noted.

The political scientist emphasized that the Armenian government, by  abandoning the population of Artsakh to the mercy of the enemy, is  now urging everyone to "stay and fight", despite knowing that intense  and heroic battles have been ongoing for two days. Hovhannisyan also  pointed out  that it is not the individual soldier who is fighting in  the war, but the state that is sending them to the front. 

"If Alen Simonyan, had not come to Aghdam to take a photo with  grenades whether consciously or by mistake; if his "boss" (Nikol  Pashinyan - ed.) had not visited Stepanakert shouting "Artsakh is  Armenia and that's it"; if you had not arranged demonstrative feasts  in Shushi; if instead of failing in 20-year negotiations, you had  developed them in a positive way; if you had not provoked a war and  turned the blockade process into the devastation of Artsakh; if you  had not deprived Artsakh of political and diplomatic protection -  these people would be living in their homes today," Hovhannisyan  concluded.