Oppositionist: Artsakh was an established state until Nikol Pashinyan  changed the logic of the negotiation process

ArmInfo. Until Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan changed the negotiation process's logic in 2018, Artsakh was an established state. On March 28, Artur  Khachatryan, a member of the National Assembly from the opposition  faction "Armenia", stated this in a conversation with journalists in  parliament, while commenting on Pashinyan's statements that Armenia  should no longer follow the ideology of the Artsakh movement.

 Khachatryan recalled that after December 2, 1991, the Artsakh  movement took on a new significance and evolved into statehood. The  Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, after changes to the constitution, was  renamed the Republic of Artsakh (the NKR was officially renamed the  Republic of Artsakh in 2017 after a nationwide referendum - ed.). In  this regard, the oppositionist pointed out that Artsakh maintained  its statehood until Nikol Pashinyan, who came into power, decided to  change the  negotiation process logic on Artsakh and rejected the  latest proposal of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs for resolving the  conflict. 

Khachatryan also mentioned that since 2022, the Armenian Prime  Minister has actually recognized Azerbaijan's supremacy over Artsakh.  At the same time, he  is confident that the unbalanced behavior of  the Armenian Prime Minister in the country's parliament on March 26  indicates that Azerbaijan has put forward new demands to Armenia.  According to him, it is likely that these demands extend beyond just  Artsakh, as the concessions made by the current Armenian authorities  show no sign of stopping. "I do not deny that Azerbaijan has  presented new demands, such as the surrender of the participants in  the Artsakh war, and they have already outlined deadlines for  fulfilling these demands," Khachatryan explained. In conclusion, the  deputy expressed his belief that Azerbaijan's new demands may also  involve changing the Constitution of Armenia before the 2026  elections.