ArmInfo.The surrender of Berdzor, Aghavno and Sus to Azerbaijan is an arbitrary decision, which is determined solely by the logic in the spirit of "the winner decides everything." Larisa Alaverdyan, First Human Rights Defender of Armenia expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
ArmInfo. As a result of the defeatist policy of the authorities, the losses of the Armenian side are only growing. An expert in Azerbaijani studies Tatevik Hayrapetyan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
ArmInfo. The Armenian leadership needs to significantly intensify existing contacts with Iran, bearing in mind the fact that the Baku regime is constantly trying to get closer to the latter, primarily because of Aliyev's desire to neutralize the challenges and threats emanating from Iran. Vardan Voskanyan, Head of the Chair of Iranian Studies at YSU Faculty of Oriental Studies expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
ArmInfo. Prime Minister Pashinyan's dissatisfaction with Azerbaijan and Russia, expressed at the last government meeting in connection with the latest military provocations of Baku in Artsakh, I assess as meaningless. Political scientist Armen Baghdasaryan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
ArmInfo.The purpose of the latest Azerbaijani attacks on the positions of the Artsakh Defense Army is to force Armenia to build a road bypassing Berdzor in order to surrender it. Political scientist Armen Vardanyan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
ArmInfo.All of Azerbaijan's latest actions in Nagorno-Karabakh are part of a larger project. By escalating tension, Baku is trying to finally close the Armenian issue with all its components, and get a land, direct connection with Turkey and move on to Turan. Viktor Nadein- Raevsky, Researcher of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) Turkologist, said in an interview with ArmInfo.
ArmInfo.Azerbaijan's pressure on Armenia will only increase over time, but the likelihood of a large-scale war is low. MP from the "I have honor" faction Tigran Abrahamyan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
ArmInfo.The telephone conversations of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his deputy Karen Donfried with the leaders and foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, respectively, are evidence of a significant US activation in the Caucasus direction.
ArmInfo.Russia is well aware of what is happening. Moreover, even before the start of the war in Ukraine, it forecasted the current developments both in Ukraine itself and in other regions. Alexei Malashenko, Chief Researcher at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO) expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
ArmInfo. Baku, aggravating the situation on the border, is first of all trying to force Yerevan to sign the so-called peace treaty, of course, on its own terms, which implies Armenia's renunciation of Artsakh and a number of other concessions. Former MP, expert on Azerbaijan issues Tatevik Hayrapetyan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.