Washington memorandum capitulation document signed under pressure of  demands and geopolitical processes - RPA 

ArmInfo. The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) expresses serious concern over the trilateral memorandum signed in Washington, considering it another dangerous  (capitulatory) document signed by the Armenian leaders under the  pressure of Azerbaijani aggression, unilateral demands and  geopolitical processes. This is stated in the party's statement.

Its authors, while highly appreciating the peacekeeping efforts of US  President Donald Trump, consider it necessary to record that by  signing this agreement, the adventurist leaders of Armenia are  threatening the sovereignty of the country and sacrificing the rights  of the people of Artsakh, legitimizing the ethnic cleansing and  forced eviction carried out by the Baku regime. In particular, the  memorandum reflects exclusively the interests of Azerbaijan, Turkey  and countries guided by the geopolitical confrontation in the South  Caucasus - to the detriment of the vital and security interests of  Armenia. The memorandum also ignores the mandatory requirement for  the withdrawal of the Azerbaijani armed forces from the occupied  territories of Armenia. The document does not establish any  obligations to release the illegally detained Armenian prisoners and  the military-political leadership of Artsakh held in Baku prisons.  Instead of internationally recognized guarantees of the inviolability  of borders, security and territorial integrity of Armenia, the  agreement contains vague and unaddressed promises. The memorandum  lacks provisions on the protection of property, cultural and  spiritual heritage of the Artsakh Armenians, as well as their  political rights. Armenia's consent to the de facto dissolution of  the OSCE Minsk Group - the only internationally recognized  negotiating format - is an unacceptable deviation from the known  principles of conflict resolution and the result of obvious pressure  from Azerbaijan, which serves as an international justification for  the forced eviction of the Artsakh Armenians.

"The unilateral blow dealt by the Pashinyan regime to the  Armenian-Russian allied relations without creating realistic  alternatives violates the military-political balance and is fraught  with new threats and challenges for the state. As is the case with  other important documents, the content of this memorandum was hidden  from the citizens of Armenia and the National Assembly. Decisions of  vital importance cannot be made by a regime deprived of legitimacy  within the country. It is obvious that the current events are a  consequence of the morbid, anti-state and anti-national obsession of  the ruling regime and its leader - to retain power at all costs, even  at the cost of national and state interests, through geopolitical  adventure. Under these conditions, no document regulating Armenian-  Azerbaijani relations, including the Agreement "On Peace and the  Establishment of Interstate Relations between the Republic of Armenia  and the Republic of Azerbaijan", can contribute to the establishment  of a fair and sustainable peace. On the contrary, it will seriously  limit Armenia's ability to ensure its security and sovereignty, tying  the hands of the country's foreign policy," the statement said.

It emphasizes that, understanding the challenges arising from this  process and assessing the necessary actions in the current situation,  the RPA demands to prioritize the immediate release of all Armenian  prisoners and illegally detained persons in Azerbaijan, to ensure the  withdrawal of the Azerbaijani armed forces from the occupied  territories of Armenia without any preconditions, without linking  this process to the unclear issue of border demarcation, to record  the protection of the right of return of the Artsakh Armenians as an  integral part of sustainable peace and stability in the region, to  determine legally binding international security guarantees and  realistic mechanisms for the protection of the territorial integrity  of Armenia, as well as the peaceful development and vital interests  of its citizens, to abandon the requirement that implies the  dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. "Considering all of the above,  the Republican Party of Armenia rejects the political and diplomatic  course of the current leaders, aimed at unilateral concessions and  further trampling of Armenian interests. Real peace and long-term  stability in the region require solutions based on justice, balance  and acceptability for both sides - and not on coercion and  geopolitical deals imposed from the outside. Recognizing peacefulness  and the principle of sovereign opening of communication routes as the  basis of Armenia's foreign policy, the RPA cannot accept the  proclamation of an unfair, imposed and completely unguaranteed peace  as a real solution to the current situation, especially in the  context of the ongoing trampling of the vital rights of the Armenian  people, their territorial integrity and dignity corresponding to a  sovereign state," the RPA statement emphasizes.

Recall that on August 9, a trilateral meeting of the leaders of the  United States, Armenia and Azerbaijan was held in the White House.  During this meeting, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, US  President Donald Trump and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed  a joint declaration aimed at resolving the conflict between Yerevan  and Baku.