Oppositionist on Washington agreements: Peace is accessible and  measurable only if neither side exerts pressure on the other

ArmInfo. Peace is accessible and measurable only when neither side exerts pressure on the other. This is a classic truth, and the formula for any effective  negotiations, as stated by Secretary of the opposition parliamentary  faction "Armenia" Artsvik Minasyan  in a conversation with  journalists on September 3, touching upon the peace agreement  initialed between Armenia and Azerbaijan on August 8 in Washington  D.C..

In this vein, he stated that if the "peace" declared by the Armenian  authorities does not change Azerbaijan's policies towards Armenia,  then  it is merely an illusion. The Dashnaktsakan added that the  Azerbaijani side, by  coercing further concessions from Armenia,  is  moving  to the next stage of capturing Armenia.  "Meanwhile, Armenian  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan simply rephrased the entire  international terminology and interpreted it as he pleased at the  moment," Minasyan believes.

He noted that it is still unclear what the document signed with  Azerbaijan contains exactly. He is confident that the document is  most likely compiled in  a way that allows the enemy side  to  interpret its provisions to their advantage. "And in this case, the  Armenian authorities will not be able to simply declare that, from  their perspective, the document does not mention a "corridor." The  whole question is how it is written and how it will be interpreted,"  Minasyan noted.

In connection with the above, he pointed out that the Vienna  Convention on the Law of Treaties provides specific rules of  interpretation and requires transparency in the content of the  negotiations. "We still do not have a complete set of documents that  disclose the content of the negotiations, agreed upon by both sides.   We have only been  presented with a few documents, and even those,  Nikol Pashinyan interprets based on his own ideas," the Dashnaktsakan  was indignant.

Additionally, he posed a rhetorical question, questioning how  one  can talk about peace after the forced displacement of the entire  Artsakh population, and when one of the parties achieved its results  through violence, voicing threats and humiliation on an everyday  basis. Minasyan believes that the current geopolitical situation  doesn't support the achievement of peace, despite the discussions  by  the leaders of the two countries.

Touching upon yesterday's rally of Artsakh residents on Freedom  Square, he emphasized its importance in demonstrating the  international community that the majority of Armenians are committed  to their rights and do not support the policies of the Armenian  authorities. In this vein, he said that there are many signals from  supportive circles in Armenia and Artsakh, who assure that if there  is a change of power, the issue of the return of the Artsakh people  will  be on the agenda once again.