Pashinyan is aware of the catastrophic decline in his rating but continues to cling to power. Let’s compare the pre-election campaign for the 2018 Yerevan Council of Elders elections with the current campaign. At that time, Pashinyan organized gatherings of thousands, where he was the main preacher, announcing that if you voted for Marutyan, it meant you voted for him, you supported the revolution. Now Pashinyan is not in the campaign at all, and if he announces that by voting for Avinyan, you are voting for me, Avinyan may not get a single vote. On the contrary, Avinyan’s campaign is based on the fact that he has almost nothing to do with this government, and on an individual level, they are saying that by giving Avinyan a vote, by strengthening him, we will weaken Pashinyan’s power. The collapse of Pashinyan’s government is obvious.

Pashinyan conducts so-called ostrich politics. in order to show that it is because he is very busy that he does not participate in the campaign, he organizes regional visits. Those visits have no purpose or meaning, except to show that Pashinyan is engaged in some business anyway. For example, the villagers are taught how to irrigate their fields, what seedlings to plant and how long to expect a harvest. Has Pashinyan ever engaged in industrial agriculture? of course no: Then where does he get the knowledge to teach or advise him? He just knows that the peasantry is the poorest and most oppressed part of the society, no peasant will oppose him and say what is his right to do, someone who failed and overthrew the state administration teaches them something. what they have been doing for decades. No peasant will say: if you understand agriculture so well, you know what to do to get income, maybe you should resign from the position of prime minister and do what you understand.

Why, for example, Pashinyan does not enter any hospital, gather doctors and teach them how to make a correct diagnosis, how to perform an operation or organize post-operative treatment. Why, for example, doesn’t he go into an auto repair shop and teach the repairmen how to fix a car engine or how to use the available space more efficiently? Not because he can’t advise these people, he definitely can, because Pashinyan is convinced inside that he knows everything better than everyone else, but he is afraid that a doctor or a car mechanic will tell him the truth to his face. think about himself. But when Pashinyan is teaching the villagers how to cultivate the land in front of the TV screen, the viewer does not see the huge number of bodyguards standing behind Pashinyan. who look threateningly at the poor and oppressed villagers, explaining: let him say whatever he wants, because it should be shown on television so that people can see how much Pashinyan cares about the villagers. People need to see that he is doing something at all.

Pashinyan’s regional visits show something else. he himself knows that his only audience is people impoverished by fear, bribed with several thousand drams, ready to engage in idle and pointless conversation with everyone who comes to the village due to inactivity. Pashinyan knows that when they close the door in front of Avinyan in Yerevan, when they refuse to talk to him and even accuse him of handing over Artsakh and unconditionally fulfilling the demands of the Turks, they express their attitude towards him, not Avinyan, who is the leader of that government. is just an ordinary actor.

The shocking thing is that Pashinyan, understanding and realizing the real attitude of the Armenian society towards him and his government, continues to cling to the government, realizing that people have no other feelings towards him except hatred and loathing, he orders, that governors and mayors spend several thousand drams and stage a warm reception for him. Being rejected by the decent and conscious part of the society, he can be happy that the classless lumpen still declares himself a savior, because those people came to his village and earned several thousand drams, saved themselves from the danger of starvation for a few days, appeared in H1- on the air and they felt a little human.

Artsakh Republic President Arayik Harutyunyan, whose responsibility in the 44-day war and defeat is incomparable with Pashinyan’s responsibility, because Armenia lost the war against Azerbaijan, losing Artsakh, announced his resignation. No matter how unacceptable many people consider that step, Araik Harutyunyan realized that he has lost public trust, that the people of Artsakh no longer believe and trust him, and it is not possible to govern under these conditions. Pashinyan’s level of public trust is incomparably lower than that of Harutyunyan, the public hatred towards him is immeasurable, because if Harutyunyan is accused of being unable to find a way out of the situation, then Pashinyan is surrendering the state interests of Armenia, turning Armenia into a part of the Turkish world.

While justifying the necessity of his resignation, Harutyunyan said that Artsakh needs “change of approaches and steps, need to show flexibility, change of main actors”, something that Armenia needs more than anything. Araik Harutyunyan’s resignation should be followed by Pashinyan’s resignation or dismissal.

Avetis Babajanyan

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By Harut Sassounian,

Not a day passes without Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan making a new blunder.

This is what happens when a yellow journalist becomes the head of government. Most Armenians, blinded by their utter dislike of the former leaders, welcomed him initially with open arms.

Fortunately, Pashinyan’s popularity has plummeted from 80% five years ago to 13% last month. Over the years, various Armenian polls have indicated a steady decline in his ratings. Nevertheless, he remains in power and refuses to resign, especially after his calamitous mismanagement of the 2020 war, resulting in the loss of most of the Republic of Artsakh and the deaths and injury of thousands of Armenian soldiers.

Pashinyan has made so many mistakes that it is hard to mention them all. His biggest blunder was recognizing the Republic of Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan, thus dishonoring the sacrifices of thousands of dead and wounded Armenian soldiers. He had no right ‘to gift’ Artsakh to Azerbaijan, since the territory of the Republic of Artsakh did not fall under the jurisdiction of Armenia.

Among Pashinyan’s many other blunders are: swinging a hammer in the air during the electoral campaign in 2021, threatening to bash the heads of his political rivals and lay them on the asphalt. He then disparaged Armenians’ long-held devotion to Mt. Ararat and criticized two of Armenia’s most cherished state symbols: the coat of arms and the national anthem.

More recently, Pashinyan complained about the 1990 Declaration of Armenia’s Independence, the initial document that paved the way for the establishment of the Republic of Armenia, after seven decades of Communist rule. He wrongly stated that the Declaration of Independence fomented conflicts with Azerbaijan and Turkey which is at odds with his ‘peace agenda.’

The Declaration of Independence had referred to the 1989 unification act adopted by the legislatures of Soviet Armenia and the autonomous region of Nagorno-Karabagh. It had also declared that the Republic of Armenia supports the “international recognition of the 1915 Genocide in Ottoman Turkey and Western Armenia.” Subsequently, Armenia’s constitution referred to the Declaration of Independence.

Last week, on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Pashinyan stated: “A critical analysis of the text of the Declaration shows that we eventually chose a narrative and content based on the formula that made us part of the Soviet Union; namely, a confrontational narrative with the regional environment that was to keep us in constant conflicts with our neighbors.”

Pashinyan misinterpreted the Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union as being “based on the formula that made us part of the Soviet Union.” His faulty explanation is the exact opposite of what the text actually stated.

Pashinyan went on to push forward his unrealistic and defeatist ‘peace agenda’ to normalize Armenia’s relations with Azerbaijan and Turkey. He does not seem to understand that begging for peace does not lead to peace. This is simply a formula for more humiliation and war. While blindly pushing for peace, he contradicted himself by stating that Azerbaijan is committing genocide against Artsakh Armenians. How can genocide and peace coexist?

Pashinyan’s many criticisms indicate that he is opposed to all symbols and values of the independent Republic of Armenia. His eventual goal is to appease Azerbaijan and Turkey by eliminating all references to Artsakh and giving up the pursuit of genocide claims from Turkey.

In the meantime, Pashinyan has completely forgotten the dozens of Armenian prisoners of war who have been detained and tortured in Baku since the 2020 war. Not only he has taken no action to liberate them, but has not even mentioned them. This is the result of his failure to have Armenia and Azerbaijan simultaneously exchange all their prisoners of war, as stated in their 2020 agreement. Instead, right after the war, Pashinyan released all Azeri prisoners in return for a small number of Armenian prisoners.

Furthermore, after occupying most of Artsakh, Azerbaijan has taken over parts of the territory of the Republic of Armenia. Pashinyan has made no effort to dislodge the enemy. Protecting Armenia’s borders is one of the key responsibilities of the Prime Minister.

Pashinyan’s security agents silence all those who disagree with his defeatist ‘peace plan,’ whether they live in Armenia or the Diaspora. Patriotic Armenians and non-Armenians who support the Armenian Cause are banned from visiting Armenia, while the inhabitants of Armenia are harassed and arrested if they dare to protest or criticize Pashinyan. In the meantime, Turkish denialists and extremist grey wolf members are free to roam Armenia and insult the memory of Armenian Genocide victims at the Genocide Memorial in Yerevan.

This is the exact opposite of what a democratic country should be, where freedom of expression is the basic right of the people. Regrettably, a man who came to power claiming to establish democracy and democratic freedoms has done the exact opposite. All powers and decision-making authority is concentrated in the hands of one man who consults no one and listens to no one. Neither the Ministers nor the Parliament nor the President nor the courts have any say in Pashinyan’s autocratic decisions.

Source: Karnig Kerkonian

His Serene Highness Prince Michael of Liechtenstein, expressed readiness to lead a humanitarian airlift to besieged Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and to be on the board that will fly to the region, bringing much-needed food and medication arranged by the Aznavour Foundation.

According to one of our partners in this humanitarian mission, Impact Investing Solutions from Switzerland, “together with H.S.H. Prince Michael, other World leaders, current and former heads of state are also ready to lead necessary airlifts to Nagorno-Karabakh, where 120,000 people, including 30,000 children, are deprived of food and medication for more than 8 months already”.

 A call to organize a humanitarian airlift to Nagorno-Karabakh was first made in December 2022 by a group of global humanitarian leaders, including Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; Bernard Kouchner, former French Foreign Minister and former Minister of Health, Paul Polman, climate and equalities campaigner; former CEO of Unilever; Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland; Ernesto Zedillo, former President of Mexico and many more human rights defenders and peace activists.

An international humanitarian airlift is being organized, delivering food and other essentials to the local population and evacuating those whose life is endangered to safety. Among these are several patients of the Republican Medical Centre Stepanakert in grave conditions requiring urgent medical care that cannot be adequately provided because of the blockade. 

In the meantime, while the road remains blocked, the humanitarian airlift should help the local population to survive and sustain. There already is an operational airport in Stepanakert, which can be used for this purpose. This will not require any additional efforts on the side of the international community except for those necessary to maintain the airlift and ensure its safety. 

Currently, there is a call to World Food Program (WFP) and the Red Cross to organize the flight in the nearest days, and H.S.H. Prince Michael of Liechtenstein is ready to lead the first humanitarian mission.

Armenian

ԼԻԽՏԵՅՆՇՏԱՅՆԻ ԻՇԽԱՆԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԱՐՔԱՅԱԶՆ ՆՈՐԻՆ ՎՍԵՄՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ ՄԻԽԱԵԼԸ  ԵՎ ՄԱՐԴԱՍԻՐԱԿԱՆ ԱՅԼ ԱՌԱՋՆՈՐԴՆԵՐ ՊԱՏՐԱՍՏԱԿԱՆՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ ԵՆ ՀԱՅՏՆՈՒՄ ԳԼԽԱՎՈՐԵԼՈՒ ԴԵՊԻ ԼԵՌՆԱՅԻՆ ՂԱՐԱԲԱՂ ՄԱՐԴԱՍԻՐԱԿԱՆ ՕԴԱՅԻՆ ՕԳՆՈՒԹՅՈՒՆԸ


Նորին Վսեմություն Լիխտենշտայնի արքայազն Միխաելը (Prince Michael) պատրաստակամություն է հայտնել գլխավորելու մարդասիրական օդային օգնությունը դեպի շրջափակված Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ (Արցախ) և գտնվելու այն օդանավի մեջ, որը թռչելու է տարածաշրջան՝ հասցնելու այդքան անհրաժեշտ սնունդն ու դեղորայքը՝ կազմակերպված «Ազնավուր» հիմնադրամի կողմից։ Ըստ այս մարդասիրական առաքելության մեր գործընկերներից մեկի՝ շվեյցարական Impact Investing Solutions ընկերության՝ «Նորին Վսեմություն Լիխտենշտայնի արքայազն Միխաելի հետ միասին աշխարհի այլ առաջնորդներ, պետությունների ներկա և նախկին ղեկավարներ ևս պատրաստ են կենսական անհրաժեշտության ապրանքներն օդային կամուրջով հասցնելու Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ, որտեղ 120 հազար մարդ, այդ թվում՝ 30 հազար երեխա, արդեն ութ ամսից ավելի է, ինչ զրկված է սննդից ու դեղորայքից»։

Դեպի Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ մարդասիրական օդային օգնություն կազմակերպելու կոչն առաջին անգամ հնչել է 2022 թվականի դեկտեմբերին համաշխարհային մարդասիրական առաջնորդների կողմից, որոնց թվում էին՝ Խաղաղության Նոբելյան մրցանակի դափնեկիր Լեյմա Գբոուն, Ֆրանսիայի նախկին արտգործնախարար և առողջապահության նախկին նախարար Բեռնար Քուշները, կլիմայի և հավասարության քարոզիչ, Unilever-ի նախկին գործադիր տնօրեն Պոլ Պոլմանը, Իռլանդիայի նախկին նախագահ Մերի Ռոբինսոնը,  Մեքսիկայի նախկին նախագահ Էռնեստո Սեդիլյոն, ինչպես նաև շատ ու շատ իրավապաշտպաններ և խաղաղության ակտիվիստներ:

Այսպիսով՝ կազմակերպվում է միջազգային մարդասիրական օդային մատակարարում, որը սննդամթերք և առաջին անհրաժեշտության այլ ապրանքներ է հասցնում տեղի բնակչությանը և դուրս բերում ծանր հիվանդներին: Վերջինների թվում են Ստեփանակերտի հանրապետական ​​բժշկական կենտրոնի մի քանի ծայրահեղ ծանր վիճակում գտնվող հիվանդներ, որոնց փրկության համար պահանջվում է անհետաձգելի բուժօգնություն, որը, սակայն, չի կարող պատշաճ կերպով մատուցվել շրջափակման պատճառով։

Միևնույն ժամանակ, քանի դեռ ճանապարհը շարունակում է արգելափակված մնալ, մարդասիրական օդային կամուրջը պետք է օգնի տեղի բնակչությանը՝ գոյատևելու ու դիմակայելու: Ստեփանակերտի օդանավակայանը կարող է շահագործվել այս նպատակով։ Սա որևէ լրացուցիչ ջանք չի պահանջելու միջազգային հանրությունից, բացառությամբ՝ ապահովելու օդային մատակարարումներն ու օդային կամրջի անվտանգությունը:

Պարենի համաշխարհային ծրագրին և Կարմիր խաչին կոչ է արվել  առաջիկա օրերին կազմակերպել չվերթը, և Նորին Վսեմություն Լիխտենշտայնի արքայազն Միխաելը պատրաստ է գլխավորելու առաջին մարդասիրական առաքելությունը։

Vakhtang Siradeghyan

Although I have repeatedly said that I will vote for the “Mother Armenia” alliance, I want to understand what the alliance is striving for. No, I know that the leadership of the bloc has set before itself the problem of a complete change of power in the country. And I also know that it can be solved in two ways. Either by winning the election of the capital’s council of elders or through post-election protests. In the first case, constantly creates problems for the person in the position of Prime Minister. And as a result, becoming a victim of another law enforcement illegality. And taking the people to the streets with the halo of the victim. And in the second case, having relevant arguments, to announce the holding of illegal elections. And again by taking the people to the streets and trying to generate a general movement of protest.

Let’s go back to the first version. Since 2009 , when the capital was transformed into a community, the opposition has always failed to transform the election of the Council of Elders into an agenda for the change of power. The reason is more than understandable: there was an attempt to make the election of the Council of Elders a national election level. And the voter of each individual settlement, be it the capital or the second or the last town and village, deals with the issue adequately. In other words, he elects the council of elders and through it the head of the community, so that his household issues are resolved. And that’s when the voter is a little higher than the average citizen. And it is guided by the mentality of solving the problems of the settlement itself. And not with the “advice” of an acquaintance or relative, to put it mildly. Not to mention the tradition of about 20 percent of average voters always being on the side of the current government.

According to that, the questions about whether Artsakh is a part of Azerbaijan or not, which are asked to Avinyan, are out of the electoral context. And, naturally, they are out of the scope of interests of both the populist and ordinary voters. By the same logic, the speech of Andranik Tevanyan, head of the “Mother Armenia” alliance, does not correspond to the given electoral agenda. And if it continues, I am afraid that the opposition bloc will not be able to overcome even the electoral threshold. Which will be a serious blow to the reputation of the opposition. And if at the same time Avinyan also wins the elections (40% plus bonus), then what the opposition fears more will happen; That is, all of us with a sense of patriotism.

In the context of what has been said, as a person with nearly two decades of experience in observing elections, I would advise journalists of non-governmental media to ask Avinyan questions about the election process itself. To find the weak points of Avinyan’s or his predecessor’s management of the city, through which it is possible to impoverish the current government. I don’t think it is possible to find such, and what remains of his predecessor, who is a formal opposition today, then let’s not forget that as mayor he represented the ruling party. The same should naturally be said in terms of the alliance campaign. As it was said in the previous article of the author of my lines ( https://hraparak.am/post/e19ca549d4b95897e9a9273446e6a28d ), to try to find edges of cooperation “Land of Living” and other oppositional parties. And try to take control of the city from Nicole. And then you can think about state management.

At 3:05 am Monday, the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Police were informed that an armed attack had taken place in the capital Stepanakert, in the direction of the residence of the Artsakh President, the Artsakh Police inform.

The police team that was dispatched to the scene apprehended two drunken persons—Stepanakert residents T. H. (born in 1983) and A. A. (born in 1981)—from a street, and on suspicion of committing the aforementioned crime.

The police found out that at around 3 a.m., with prior agreement and under the influence of alcoholic beverages, the two persons had come outside the presidential residence and fired shots at the building and the security officers who were on duty in the area.

The respective report was sent to the Artsakh Investigative Committee, where a criminal investigation was launched into this incident.