Hasmik Babajanyan,

Again Serzh Sargsyan intervenes and removes Pashinyan from under Vazgen Sargsyan’s feet.

Nikol Pashinyan wrote many defamatory articles about Vazgen Sargsyan and the Army when he was the editor of “Haykakan Zhamanak”. It is not news to anyone. I will only make a small quote from his articles, let him refresh his memory:

“… Vazgen Sargsyan will be blamed for the murder of children, 18-year-old children, their mutilated fate, their wounded dignity. And there is still a question, will our super minister manage to become a member of the National Assembly, will they manage to discuss the question of his guilt, will Vazgen Sargsyan manage to say “I committed a crime” to his department?
This is one of editor Nicole’s mildest articles from which I am quoting. I quoted this piece so that we can understand who is speaking and how he “speaks with excitement” about the 18-year-old victims who defended their own land with their blood and won. In other words, even after the first Artsakh war, he worked hard to defame the victorious Army and its commanders. In one of his interviews, Serzh Sargsyan, despite his closed character, said that for the first time, Nikol appeared in his sight in the distant 1993 and that was the first time he met her.

The president did not give more information but hinted that the reason was one of Pashinyan’s defamatory articles about the Army.

After the interview, social networks showed great interest, and heated discussions began. According to the discussions, Vazgen Sargsyan, RA State Minister for Coordination of Power Structures at that time, seeing Nikol’s slanderous articles about the Army, ordered the author to be brought to him. Hours later, the bodyguards bring Pashinyan in the trunk of their car to Vazgen Sargsyan, who was in Serzh Sargsyan’s office at the time. Sargsyan asks Pashinyan where the information published to him came from, to which Pashinyan replies that he heard it while standing in line at the store. After hearing this answer, Vazgen Sargsyan, according to the discussion participants, severely beats Pashinyan, Serzh Sargsyan intervenes and removes Pashinyan from under Vazgen Sargsyan’s feet. I will not present the more embarrassing things that were discussed.

I now understand why the desecration of Vazgen Sargsyan’s monuments was allowed in Artsakh. They could, couldn’t they, move it at the state level, as they moved many of their necessary and useful things. People even opened the graves and moved the remains of their loved ones. If it seems to Aram Sargsyan that after such a policy, it will not be Vazgen’s turn in Armenia, he is terribly mistaken. Let him think why Nikol is still silent about Vazgen, does not defame him like other commanders. Everything has its time. The instruction is like that, let him wait.

But that’s not what I want to say. At that time, we had Vazge, that the Army “put the tongue in the mouth” of the defamer, the slanderer. Now there is no Vazgen and Nikol, using the state levers, completely blackens the Army. He talks about 11,000 defectors, an agency network, the guilt of the Army, and weak armaments. The blame for the defeat in a shameful way of war is placed on the Army, which brought the enemy to its knees at the time. Every day, he informs the enemy that the Army had no weapons, no weapons, and similar shameful things. I am surprised by the infinite patience of our presidents and commanders who built the Army, after all, they suffered the pain of creating the Army, and I cherish the hope that at the right time, they will silence the mouth of those who discredit the Army, already from official positions. The army is the security of RA and any negative talk about the military,

Hayka Aloyan,

Yesterday, June 15, during a question-and-answer session at the National Assembly, Nikol Pashinyan referred to the coat of arms of the Republic of Armenia. In particular, he announced that the coats of arms of the 4 kingdoms of Armenia, Noah’s Ark, and Mount Ararat depicted on it have nothing to do with the state founded in 1991. The same applies to the lion depicted on the coat of arms, which no longer lives in the current territory of Armenia.

For years, the issue of the RA coat of arms, anthem, and flag has been discussed among us. Some pointed out inaccuracies and shortcomings, some did not like the lyrics or music of the anthem. However, until 2020, those discussions had a different look: they were just the occupation of idle people, and after the war, treacherous steps against Armenia’s sovereignty.

Political scientist Ara Poghosyan says: “I would prefer not to comment on such statements in general, because from the beginning, Pashinyan’s image already contradicts the vital interests of the Republic of Armenia.” “In the content sense, we listen to what is becoming a reality in practical, applied politics. The lion is a symbol of strength and power, and when it sounds like the lion has not lived in Armenia or our region for a long time, it has an implication, that is, we do not want power, we just want to remain in some economic zone, where people will only make money and that’s it: we are not interested in sovereignty, independence, statehood, such things. A national dream, a national vision, these are not new things, what they directly or indirectly announce. Therefore,

As for the image of Ararat, it was clear at the time that at some point Turkey will bring forward its preconditions, will again make demands on Armenia to give up the national dream. Because the most and perhaps the most dangerous thing for Turkey is the national dream of Armenians, the vision that Turkey has been trying to break in us for years.
“Now this is getting practical. besides the fact that it becomes a reality on the ground, it is also used in the war of symbols. The coat of arms condenses the state’s past, present and future. And in this case, to give up our past, to give up our present and to become some kind of entity cut off from the land – this is exactly what Turkey’s goal has been for years since the 1920s. It continues to remain, but in this case already, in this particular period, an attempt is made to reach its final result,” Ara Poghosyan notes.

For a political scientist, the attempt to break the connection between the past and the present is worrisome: when Pashinyan says that a lion has not lived in this region for a long time, it means that we are renouncing our past, our history. We have had statehood, different dynasties, which have rightfully carried not only the emblems of the eagle and the lion, but also carried and implemented its political connotation in the region. And in this case, today’s government, which conducts foreign and domestic policy on behalf of Armenia, refuses all that.

“The third republic of Armenia is approaching its end. And those statements of Pashinyan prove that they are going to organize the funeral ceremony. Because one of the deepest ideological meanings of the third republic was that a united Armenia would be created, having the vision of recognizing and reparating the Genocide and declaring it as a state goal, putting before us the problem of recognition, self-determination of the Republic of Artsakh, and then reunification with Armenia, we formed the mission of the third republic. By abandoning that mission, we ourselves bring about the collapse of that statehood. Something that these authorities seem to masterfully try to do today” emphasized Poghosyan.

“We have several important problems, one of which is what the next authorities will be like, how they will come to power and whether they will be able to mobilize the broad masses of society, will they bring the goals of the top and bottom to a point when everyone looks in the same direction. If so, then not only will we have the opportunity to recover our losses, but we will also have the opportunity to develop. During this period, although new ontological problems are being created for the Republic of Armenia and we are facing a very serious threat to existence, on the other hand, of course, it is exclusively the result of our stupidities, actions, thoughts, etc. of our political power and our elites,” he says. is our interlocutor.

“In the regional and global sense, new opportunities are also being created, between some states that used to cooperate quite well, today wrinkles are visible, and new contradictions are emerging, which may open a new period of opportunities for us. In that sense, I consider the Turkish president’s statement that the main problem for them in opening the so-called Zangezuri Corridor is Iran’s position. Here we see the possible escalation of the Iran-Turkey conflict. Of course, I do not rule out the possibility that Turkey or Azerbaijan will make such a proposal that Iran will have to accept and change its position, but in any case this is an opportunity for us and there are many other opportunities to form a new government, a new national vision, national goals.

Speaking about RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Erdogan thanked him for accepting the invitation of the Turkish side and participating in the presidential inauguration ceremony in Ankara. He called Pashinyan’s visit to Ankara “an important step”.

“By responding positively to the invitation of the Turkish side, Pashinyan overcame a number of obstacles and opposition sentiments in his country. I had a chance to have a short interaction with him during the ceremony. I expressed my thanks for the visit to Turkey,” Erdogan said.

The problem with “Zangezur Corridor” is not with Armenia, but with Iran, and that upsets Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made such a statement during a meeting with journalists after his visit to Azerbaijan.

“As for the Zangezur Corridor, it is not a problem with Armenia. “Zangezur Corridor” is a problem with Iran. In other words, a problem of two Muslim countries. The fact that Iran has such a position on this issue upsets both Azerbaijan and us,” Erdogan said.

According to the Turkish president, “This should upset the Iranian side as well.”

“Unfortunately, the fees charged for one wagon are very high here. I hope that we will solve this problem soon. If they would approach it positively, today the Turkey-Azerbaijan-Iran triad would be integrated both from the point of view of automobile and railway transport and probably the “Beijing-London” line would also be open,” the President of Turkey stated.

Erdogan noted that the development of the peace process between Baku and Yerevan makes a great contribution to the process of normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia. “The doors for peace in the region, where there has been a lot of suffering, are open. That is why the parties should not miss this opportunity and act accordingly,” he emphasized.

Speaking about RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Erdogan thanked him for accepting the invitation of the Turkish side and participating in the presidential inauguration ceremony in Ankara. He called Pashinyan’s visit to Ankara “an important step”. “By responding positively to the invitation of the Turkish side, Pashinyan overcame a number of obstacles and opposition sentiments in his country. I had a chance to have a short interaction with him during the ceremony. I expressed my thanks for the visit to Turkey,” Erdogan said.

The President of Turkey also considered Nikol Pashinyan’s statements regarding the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan to be important. “However, as I mentioned earlier, there are negative sentiments against Pashinyan in Armenia. And that is a very important moment. Until now, Pashinyan has not taken a step back,” said the President of Turkey.

Let’s remind that in the late evening of June 12, Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his first foreign visit to Azerbaijan after being re-elected as the President of Turkey on May 28. The delegation led by Erdogan was large. He was accompanied by his wife Emine Erdogan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Defense Yasar Guler, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Head of the National Intelligence Organization Ibrahim Kalin, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu, the press of the ruling Justice and Development Party. Secretary Omer Çelik, Head of the Communications Department of the Office of the President of Turkey Fahrettin Altun and Head of the Defense Industry Department Haluk Görgun.

In Baku, Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey is ready to open its main consulate in Shushi at any time, when Azerbaijan tells about it. “We are ready to open a general consulate in Shushi when they want it in Baku. That will be our message to the whole world, particularly to Armenia,” Erdogan said.

In his turn, Aliyev referred to the opening of the so-called “Zangezur Corridor”, through which Baku wants to connect its western regions to Nakhichevan through the territory of Armenia. “The sooner the corridor is opened, the better. We will strengthen the work in this direction,” he announced.

Six months of blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh

For half a year now the Lachin corridor, the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, has been blocked. The Ombudsman of the NK published an extraordinary report summarizing the latest data on the consequences of the blockade.

According to this document, the economy of the unrecognized republic was damaged by about 346 million dollars, and about 11,000 people lost their jobs and livelihoods.

On December 12, 2022, a group of Azerbaijanis posing as environmentalists blocked the Lachin corridor. Later, the Azerbaijani media wrote that they were representatives of NGOs closely associated with the authorities. They stopped their action in April when Baku set up an official checkpoint near the bridge over the Hakari River. The Armenian authorities have been talking about the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh all this time, but Baku continues to insist that the road is not blocked.

Previously, videos of the movement of Red Cross vehicles and Russian peacekeepers along the road were published as evidence of this assertion. After the establishment of the checkpoint, Azerbaijan distributes footage of people passing through the checkpoint without any escort. Armenian media reports that no one has yet passed unaccompanied. According to Armenian journalists, the footage mainly shows patients leaving NK for treatment, and those who return home after the end of treatment in Armenia. There are also family members who return to NK from Armenia, accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross and peacekeepers, but during filming they are asked to leave the frame.

By Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier

Two polls were conducted in Armenia recently, giving the people a chance to express their views on various issues, including the sharp decline in Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s popularity.

The first survey was conducted January 23-March 4, 2023 by the Center for Insights in Survey Research, a project of the Washington, D.C.-based International Republican Institute. This scientific survey, based on a random sample of Armenia’s population, was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Question: “Do you think Armenia is heading in the right direction or wrong direction?” 52%: wrong direction (up from 11%-14% in 2018 when Pashinyan first came to power); 36%: right direction (down from 72%-73% in 2018).

Question: “How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the pace of democracy in our country?” 17%: satisfied; 46%: dissatisfied; 35%: no change.

Question: “How much interest do you have in politics?” 43%: very much or somewhat interested; 57%: not at all or somewhat not interested.

Question: “How would you evaluate the prevailing mood of the Armenian population?” 44%: future will be better or somewhat better; 55%: insecurity, worry, fear for the future, total disappointment, and disbelief in any improvement.

Question: “Which politician or public person do you trust the most?” 64%: none; 14%: Nikol Pashinyan; 3%: Ararat Mirzoyan; 2%: Robert Kocharyan; others 2% each.

Question: “Which political party or alliance, if any, you would vote for if national parliamentary elections were held next Sunday?” 47%: would not vote or refused to answer or don’t know; 17%: Civil Contract; 5% Armenia Alliance; 4%: Public Voice party; 2%: Prosperous Armenia party; 2%: ARF Dashnaktsutyun; others 1% each.

Question: “How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the following institutions?” Armenian Apostolic Church, 54%: very or somewhat satisfied; 40%: very or somewhat dissatisfied; Prime Minister’s office, 38%: satisfied (down from 82%-85% in 2018); 61%: dissatisfied (up from 13-17% in 2018).

Question: “How do you feel about the direction of each of the following spheres during the past six months?” Freedom of speech, 56%: improved a lot or somewhat improved (down from 73%-83% in 2018); 18%: regressed a lot or somewhat regressed (up from 3%-6% in 2018); 26%: no change (up from 19% in 2018). Foreign policy, 37%: improved a lot or somewhat improved (same as 2019); 33%: somewhat regressed or regressed a lot (up from 17% in 2019); 26%: no change (down from 39% in 2019). Armenia’s policy on Artsakh, 10%: improved a lot or somewhat improved (down from 32% in 2019); 69%: regressed a lot or somewhat regressed (up from 18% in 2019); 18%: no change (down from 45% in 2019). Direction of fight against corruption, 43%: improved (down from 82% in 2018); 22%: regressed (up from 2% in 2018); 32%: no change (up from 14% in 2018).

Question: “What do you think is the biggest success of the government in the last 6 months?” 43%: none; 21%: don’t know or refused to answer; 6%: development of diplomatic relation; other minor issues.

Question: “What do you think is the biggest failure of the government in the last 6 months?” 21%: don’t know or refused to answer; 15%: closure of Lachin Corridor; 9%: overturning the Artsakh issue; 8%: national security of Armenia and border issues; 7%: loss of territories; other minor issues.

Question: “What are the things Pashinyan’s government must achieve in the next 6 months?” 23%: improvement of army conditions; 22%: protection of Armenia’s national security and borders; 16%: creation of jobs; 15%: establish peace; 13%: opening of Lachin Corridor; 13%: Pro-Armenian settlement of the Artsakh issue.

Question: “To what extent is corruption a problem?” 73%: very large or somewhat large problem; 25%: somewhat small, very small or no problem.

Question: “How do you evaluate the relationship between Armenia and…?” 96%: France (very good or somewhat good); 91%: Iran; 88%: United States; 86%: European Union; 84%: China; 80%: Georgia; 50%: Russia; 44%: Ukraine; 23%: Turkey; 4%: Azerbaijan. The relationship between Armenia and Russia has gone down from 87%-92% in 2018 to 50% good in 2023. The relationship between Armenia and Turkey has gone up from 1%-11% in 2018 to 23% good in 2023, while 75% of Armenia’s citizens (down from 85% in 2018) consider the relationship bad.

A second poll was carried out in May 2023 by the Marketing Professional Group, affiliated with Gallup International. This is a scientific survey based on a random sample of Armenia’s population.

Question: How do you evaluate Nikol Pashinyan’s recognition of Artsakh as a part of Azerbaijan? 3.8%: definitely positive; 5.4%: rather positive; 63.4%: not positive; 18.5%: rather not positive; 8.9%: no answer.

Question: Do you think it is possible for Artsakh Armenians to exist as an ethnic minority in Azerbaijan? 2.8%: yes; 5.6%: rather yes; 77.7%: no; 8.7%: rather no; 5.1%: no answer.

Question: “Which of these judgments do you agree with?” 32.8%: Pashinyan is trying to conduct a balanced policy with the West and Russia; 20.5%: Pashinyan is trying to integrate Armenia with Europe, the West and NATO circles; 14.7%: Pashinyan is aiming to bring Armenia closer to Azerbaijan and Turkey; 12.9%: Pashinyan’s actions are directed to push Russia out of Armenia; 19%: no answer.

Question: “Given Armenia’s internal and external challenges, is it necessary to hold extraordinary parliamentary elections and form a new government?” 41%: definitely necessary; 18.9%: rather necessary; 12.2%: rather not necessary; 19.5%: not necessary; 8.5%: no answer.

Question: “Turkey expressed its displeasure at the placement of the Nemesis statue in Yerevan and as a first step closed its airspace to Armenian flights. Do you think the Armenian government or city officials should give in to Turkish pressures and dismantle the memorial dedicated to the Nemesis heroes?” 82.5%: definitely no; 7.7%: rather no; 2.6%: definitely yes; 3.5%: rather yes; 3.5%: no answer.

Question: “Did you participate in the 2018 revolution?” In the 2023 survey, 62.6%: no; 37.4%: yes. In the 2018 survey, 91%: yes; 9%: no.

Question: “Is it right for protesters to block streets and movement of cars?” In the 2023 survey, 44.5%: yes; 50.8%: no. In the 2018 survey, 87.1%: yes; 8.7%: no.

Question: “Five years have passed since the revolution: In the meantime, how well were your expectations realized?” In the 2023 survey, 3.8%: fully realized; 21.5%: partially realized; 18%: partially not realized; 52.1%: not realized. In the 2018 survey, 14.4 %: fully realized; 64.2%: partially realized; 7.6%: partially not realized; 10.9%: not realized.

Question: “Evaluate Prime Minister Pashinyan’s performance.” In the 2023 survey, 5.4%: fully positive; 13.4%: rather positive; 24.2%: rather negative; 47.1%: negative; 10%: no answer. In the 2018 survey, 45.4%: positive; 46.2%: rather positive; 3.9%: rather negative; 2.4%: negative.

We all have our personal opinions, but it is important to know what the citizens of Armenia think about these issues. There are major changes in their perceptions from 2018 to 2023.

Emma Parry, Digital US Correspondent

GHISLAINE Maxwell and her pedophile lover Jeffrey Epstein were both Israeli spies who took pictures of powerful men having sex with underage girls to blackmail them, their alleged Mossad handler has sensationally claimed.

The pair allegedly ran a “honey-trap” operation where they would provide young girls to politicians in order to squeeze them for information for the Israelis.

The unsubstantiated claims have been made by Ari Ben-Menashe who claims he is a former Israeli spy.

Ben-Menashe claims that he was the “handler” of Ghislaine’s dad Robert Maxwell, who was also a spy, and that it was the former newspaper baron who introduced Epstein and his daughter to the Israeli intelligence agency.

He makes the unverified claims in a new book called “Epstein: Dead Men Tell No Tales”.

In a preview of the book, shared with Sun Online, Ben-Menashe says: “Mr Epstein was the simple idiot who was going around providing girls to all kinds of politicians in the United States.

“See, f**king around is not a crime. It could be embarrassing, but it’s not a crime.

Read more on: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10414087/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-mossad-agents-politicians-sex-blackmail/

Gayane Martirosyan, the mother of serviceman Zhora Martirosyan who was martyred in the 44-day war in 2020, on Friday was sentenced to four years in prison on the “abduction case” of Ashot Pashinyan, the son of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, but the sentence was not applied conditionally.

A Yerevan court announced the verdict a little while ago, finding Martirosyan guilty of the charge and sentencing her to prison for four years. But counting Martirosyan’s time already in custody, she was sentenced to imprisonment for three years and eleven months.

The court, however, decided not to apply the sentence conditionally, setting a probation period of one year.

The preventive measure of detention against Martirosyan was removed, and she was released from the courtroom.

Martirosyan’s defense attorneys were going to motion for an acquittal, claiming an absence of corpus delicti, but Martirosyan pleaded guilty and requested a speedy trial.

On May 17, information was spread that a group of members of the “Call of Sons” NGO had tried to abduct Ashot Pashinyan, the son of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Ashot Pashinyan had submitted a complaint to the police, after which the Investigative Committee of Armenia opened a criminal case on charges of abduction, and Gayane Martirosyan was arrested along the lines of this criminal case.

But on June 5, it was announced that the aforesaid restraining order against Martirosyan was commuted to house arrest. On the same day, however, the Yerevan criminal court decided to commuter this house arrest to one month and fifteen days in custody.

Pashinyan’s participation in Erdogan’s inauguration ceremony was aimed at protecting his power from Aliyev. Showing his loyalty and obedience to the new Turkish authorities, he wanted to get Erdogan’s support against possible Azerbaijani aggression.

No matter how much it is said that Pashinyan and his government are a puppet of the West, the fact is that now the question of Pashinyan staying in power is in the hands of Ilham Aliyev. At any moment, when Aliyev decides to launch another attack against Armenia and try to capture Syunik and Vayots Dzor, Pashinyan’s power will cease to exist. As much as Pashinyan claims that he managed to get the president of Azerbaijan to recognize the existing borders of Armenia, Aliyev, on the contrary, continues to insist that the borders of Armenia should be drawn in the way he wants, according to his ideas.

Moreover, he is not going to leave the issue of Armenia’s borders to some border demarcation or demarcation commission, which will decide which river or mountain the border passes through, who gets what, and whose troops should stand where. Aliyev is preparing for a new military aggression, as evidenced by the significant increase in the military budget. He will carry out the demarcation through the army, convinced that this is the most effective way. To implement his plans, Aliyev is waiting for a suitable geopolitical situation. is waiting for the Ukrainian counterattack, its positive course.

Yesterday, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine confirmed that the counter-offensive had begun. The units of the Ukrainian army went on the offensive in several directions, still with limited forces, possibly to check the weak points of the resistance of the Russian army. The Ukrainian army has a tactical success, but at the moment no one can say what course the counter-offensive will take, because Western analysts and military experts are sure that Russia has also accumulated large reserves and after pushing back the Ukrainian counter-offensive, it can attack. But these are just speculations. It is not excluded that the events will develop like last year’s summer and autumn, when the defense of the Russian army was broken within days, and the Ukrainian army liberated significant areas of Kharkiv and Kherson. Now the Ukrainian army has launched an attack on the territory of Russia itself, and if it succeeds here, even if it is limited, a collapse may occur in Russia. This scenario cannot be ruled out.

In the summer and autumn of last year, when the Ukrainian army was building on its success by liberating Ukrainian territories, on September 12, Azerbaijan went on the offensive along almost the entire line of contact and was able to register a significant success, capturing significant parts of Armenia. If the Ukrainian army is able to record success on the front once again, there is no doubt that the president of Azerbaijan will order a parallel attack, setting before his army a more ambitious task: to open a corridor between Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan. Pashinyan cannot rule out such a possibility, especially since Aliyev has shown that he is determined to implement his plans.

What or who might hinder this plan? First of all, the Armenian army with organized resistance. Pashinyan realizes that the army will show heroic resistance, but he also understands that he has weakened the army so much, deprived it of skilled and experienced commanders, modern weapons and ammunition that he cannot rely on the army’s capabilities. In case of such a version of developments, you can’t even count on Russia. if Russia cannot defend its territory – Belgorod, Kursk marzes, it is unlikely to have troops and weapons to defend Syunik and Vayots Dzor.

Western countries. Pashinyan convinced the West that Armenia is an ally of the West, because it is guided by Western democratic values, in contrast to dictatorial Azerbaijan, and in the event of an attack by Azerbaijan, the West should do everything to prevent the defeat of Armenia, to protect Armenia, but it is weak, if not to say is a ridiculous argument. The West has a great influence on Azerbaijan and the authorities of that country, and in case of Azerbaijani aggression, it is possible that statements supporting Armenia will be made, but they will not be able to stop Azerbaijan. In that case, Azerbaijan will rather be guided by the instructions from Turkey. And Turkey will definitely approve of the Azerbaijani attack, because there cannot be a more suitable occasion to create a common border with Azerbaijan.

By accepting Erdogan’s invitation to participate in his inauguration ceremony, Pashinyan was swearing his loyalty to Turkey and to Erdogan himself, saying: consider that Armenia is yours, it is under your feet, what is the point of attacking Azerbaijan, in which case Aliyev can do anything from Armenia – to tear off a piece, but will lose the rest of the territory, where anti-Turkish, radical forces can come to power. Will Erdogan protect Pashinyan from Aliyev? of course no: Erdoğan understands very well that without Russia’s support, Armenia will end up in his own hands one way or another. With Pashinyan or without Pashinyan, what is the difference?

Avetis Babajanyan