Statements by EU officials smack of outright cynicism - RPA

ArmInfo.  Statements by EU officials smack of outright cynicism, as stated by Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia Armen Ashotyan in a conversation with journalists on August 22.

"Yesterday I watched an interview with EU Commissioner for Foreign  Affairs Kaja Kallas on the BBC, what did this lady say? Like, Ukraine  should not give up territories in exchange for peace. Seriously? And  in the case of Armenia, do you welcome the cession of territories? If  giving up territories is a good solution, then do it in Ukraine. Why  can't we give up anything in the case of Ukraine, but in the case of  Armenia - exactly the opposite?"  Ashotyan said.

According to him, the same Kallas considers the Ukrainian army to be  the main guarantor of Ukraine's security. "Why then don't you talk  about the Armenian army? Moreover, from Nikol (RA Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan - ed.) to his sponsors, they tell us that we do not  need an army. But in the case of Ukraine, everyone says that the army  is a guarantee of security. This smacks of outright cynicism. It is  clear that Nikol is selling us this dirty product, but the buyer is  us, the people. We must reject this false peace. This worm-eaten  peace, rotten and poisonous. There is no peace in the relations  between Armenia and Azerbaijan, there is a long, gradual death of the  Armenian state, people and its dignity," the politician said.