Artsakh lost its value after becoming arena of state defeat - MP

ArmInfo. When Artsakh turned into an arena of state defeat, and not a symbol of propaganda victory, it lost its value for many. This was written on her Facebook page by Metaxe Hakobyan, a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh.

In this regard, she recalled that colleagues from various cities of  Armenia, representing almost all political segments, used to come to  Artsakh. Hakobyan drew attention to the fact that their visits were  not limited to official tasks, and at their meetings they discussed a  future in which Artsakh remained Armenian not only on paper, but also  in reality.

"Among them were those who had no personal political ambitions and  were not sent on business trips.  They came to the Motherland, and  together we fought for its preservation," Hakobyan added.

However, today, after the loss of Artsakh, as the MP noted, there is  silence not only on the human level, but also on the political level.  Hakobyan expressed her conviction that this silence is a consequence  of the mentality in which Artsakh was important only as long as it  could be used to form a political value.

"When Artsakh became a field of state defeat, it lost its value. Your  silence is a sentence for us. Your insolence is a continuation of our  insult. You cannot talk about democracy and national interests when  you have actually resigned yourself to the loss of Artsakh, showing  irresponsibility and not rethinking the situation," the MP  emphasized.

In this regard, Hakobyan drew attention to the fact that the Artsakh  issue is a question of existence and recalled the indisputable right  of the Artsakh people to return. "No choice, no political  restructuring, and not even the promise of peace can replace justice.  This is not a complaint or a condemnation. This is a reminder that  nothing is over yet," the Artsakh MP summed up.

On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan, under the pretext of an  "anti-terrorist operation," committed another act of aggression  against Artsakh. This was preceded by a nearly 10-month blockade of  the unrecognized republic. Since the enemy aggression that began in  the fall of 2020, which in September 2023 ended in the complete  ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, over 150 thousand Artsakh residents have  lost their homeland and become refugees.