Forcing of Azerbaijani goods on Armenian residents aimed at dulling  vigilance of Armenian people

ArmInfo.  Forcing the consumption of Azerbaijani goods on Armenian residents under the  guise of a fictitious peace is aimed at dulling the psychological  vigilance of the Armenian people and trampling on their national  dignity. This was stated in a statement by the press service of the  Council of the National Democratic Pole (NDP), following the import  of the first batch of Azerbaijani gasoline to Armenia in three  decades.

The NDP recalled that all of this is essentially happening after  Azerbaijan committed war crimes and ethnic cleansing in Artsakh in  2023. The political party is convinced that the import of Azerbaijani  gasoline into the country is part of the same goal as the attacks on  the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC): the erasure of Armenianness as a  state and spiritual entity.

The Council then presented the short-, medium-, and long-term  prospects of such a move for the authorities of Armenia and  Azerbaijan. Thus, in the short term, according to the source, this  move is aimed at re- establishing the power of Armenian Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

"The organization of the purchase of Azerbaijani gasoline by the  collaborationist government that seized power in Armenia and the  frantic search for transport routes for its continuous importation  are aimed in the short term at ensuring the re-election of the  Armenian prime minister, who has become subservient to Azerbaijani  President Ilham Aliyev, by staging illusions of peace and economic  cooperation," the NDP explained.

In the medium and long term, according to the NDP, this move is part  of the Azerbaijani-Turkish tandem's policy of absorbing Armenia and  will in no way contribute to the country's exit from the blockade or  its economic recovery.

As a reminder, on December 19, the first train carrying petroleum  products from Azerbaijan via Georgia arrived in Armenia. According to  the Armenian government's press service, 22 railcars of gasoline,  weighing 1,300 tons, were delivered based on an agreement reached on  November 28 in Gabala during a meeting between the two countries'  deputy prime ministers, Mher Grigoryan and Shahin Mustafayev. Many  experts believe this move is not aimed at lifting the transit  blockade, but rather at demonstrating the achievement of peace  between the countries ahead of the Armenian elections scheduled for  2026.