At the NA-Government question-and-answer session on March 25 and at the briefing with journalists after the Government session on March 26, Nikol Pashinyan once again questioned whether the people of Artsakh would fight or not, called the military-political elite of Artsakh and the generals fugitives and traitors.

First, on March 25, Pashinyan recalled from the podium of the National Assembly how on one occasion, while talking about the generals in the parliament, he called them cowardly traitors.

“Yes, cowardly traitors and fugitive elites should be recognized in this history as those who held the people of Armenia and Karabakh hostage.” continued the one who is satisfied in his political life escapes and had fears, it is also about professional political responsibility to jump is about

It should be noted that on April 12, 2023, Nikol Pashinyan made accusations against the generals during the Government-National Assembly question-and-answer session, and in particular the former commander of the Armed Forces, General To Mikael Arzumanyan: accusing him of “treason” and being a “regular agent”, thereby violating the presumption of innocence.

Mikael Arzumanyan accused with two episodes of war: the loss of the “Arega” height and giving the order to retreat and not properly organizing the defense of Shushi. In this case, Nikol Pashinyan meant the episode related to the “Arega” hill, and he probably watched the report on Public TV.

The problem is that at the moment, according to the information we have received, during the closed trial, the accusation related to Arega height has completely “collapsed”, and perhaps the accusation of the current authorities regarding Shushi should be approached with reservations, after all, one person cannot be guilty and responsible for losing Shushi.

This is especially when we have not once written the accusation of Mikayel Arzumanyan, so to speak, it ends in 2020. on November 7. While after that, how? we wrote At that time, Nikol Pashinyan instructed Onik Gasparyan, the head of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, to start operations to take back Shush, were there necessary resources and conditions for this?

By the way, on one occasion we asked a questionIn what capacity did Pashinyan give the order to retake Shush with a counterattack, or why did he not make the “concession” to settle Shush with Azerbaijanis under Armenian control?

In 2024, again from the podium of the National Assembly to the generals and the military-political leadership of Artsakh was “cowardly” and “desertive”. name

The question is that if the military and political leaders of Artsakh at different times had escaped, they would not be in Baku prison today, especially when they did not hold any position at that moment, and when the blockade was not total, they could have left Artsakh, but they did not want to leave the people of Artsakh alone. There may have been miscalculations, but that’s not what we’re talking about now. On the other hand, Kamo Vardanyan, who was the commander of the Armed Forces in 2023, was admitted to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.

Moreover, like Nikol Pashinyan in the parliament last year had announced.

“Half of the leadership of our armed forces today is from Karabakh, at the highest level, our armed forces today, do you understand what I’m saying, our armed forces are led by Karabakh people, if we don’t trust and don’t like the people of Karabakh, how did we get those people to be appointed to those places? If we betrayed, they tell us: you betrayed, you did this, you did that, I have never heard any claim that these people of Karabagh origin entered into any treacherous deal. How are those people working with us, if we are traitors, how are they… They know everything, don’t they? They know everything from the inside, don’t they? How do these people work with us? Who will answer this question? I won’t name names, but I say there is no exaggeration, the entire top of our military pyramid is occupied by Karabakh people at the most key points.”

Are the Karabakh generals, among whom there are those who were related to the 44-day war in their official capacity and after that received a position in the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, considered “cowardly traitors” or “deserters”? And don’t they really consider Pashinyan a “traitor” who “knows everything from the inside”?

By the way, in this context, let’s return to Mikael Arzumanyan, who was targeted by Pashinyan after the 2020 war, and remind us that after the 2018 power change, taking advantage of his “annoyance” from Bako Sahakyan, he was entrusted with various positions. Years ago we have touched on During the reign of Nikol Pashinyan, Mikael Arzumanyan’s personnel changes.

What’s at the press conference today? to say Nikol Pashinyan, in particular, in connection with the Azerbaijani military aggression in Artsakh on September 19-20, 2023 and whether the people of Artsakh should fight or not.

“After the events of 2023, there was a meeting of the RA Security Council, where the results of the combat operations that took place were analyzed. I, not being able to reveal much, want to record that the claims about fighting and so on are, to put it mildly, untrue, because according to the data of our intelligence and not only intelligence, the lion’s share of the available weapons and ammunition, it could be 80 percent, it could be … percent, remained untouched. Before that, we had created an opportunity for a political process to take place, and some representatives of the ruling circle of Karabakh not only prevented, but also implemented a change of power in Karabakh, they congratulated each other in the RA NA. And from those congratulations just a week later, the events that happened happened.

And those myths: they fought to the end, etc., by the way, if necessary, we will declassify those data. I am sure, this dough will carry a lot of water, we will wait for it to carry well, to publish the documents of the Nagorno Karabakh negotiation process at the right moment, it is a lie, nothing like that happened, they ran away, they looted“, he stated.

This raises several questions. First, what intelligence data are we talking about, when was it obtained, because before the September aggression in Artsakh in 2023, Farhad Mamedov, a political scientist close to Aliyev from Baku, who came to Armenia, was still in the summer of 2023. warned about the action plan and what they will start with: “Azerbaijan intends to achieve the complete disarmament of the Armenians living in Karabakh”, moreover, they did not forget about point 4 of the November 9, 2020 statement signed by Nikol Pashinyan.

Secondly, Aliyev stated that as a result of the operations of September 2023, they destroyed or strategically took 1 billion dollars worth of weapons and ammunition. Was there a proposal from Armenia to transfer them to Armenia on time, and did they not agree in Artsakh? Isn’t it time for Nikol Pashinyan to make public the recording of his conversations with the military-political leadership of Artsakh on this topic, if something like this happened, the former commander of the Defense Forces Kamo Vardanyan can also do it.

Besides this, one question should be asked with clear facts and disclosures պատասխան՝ They were supposed to support the Defense Ministry during the last operations with the plan for the use of armed forces, and it was not carried out?

And before that, let’s remind that as a result of the 44-day war of 2020, Azerbaijan destroyed or took as a strategic weapon 5 billion dollars of Armenian weapons, there were also cases of not removing them from the warehouses, can Nikol Pashinyan, who at that time illegitimately assumed the status of supreme commander, say why this happened? Does he have a favorable answer, facts, or are we dealing with a similar episode of war when in April 2025, in response to our inquiry, the RA Investigative Committee was avoided to say directly that Pashinyan is lying.

We are talking about the episode that Pashinyan once announced that during the 44-day “the squad or unit went and tried to replenish the depleted weapons and ammunition, and a specific person refused to give up a weapon, and they had to break open the doors of the ammunition store to arm themselves, and found that store fully stocked with all necessary arms and ammunition.’

And in the context of the military desertion accusation, Nikol Pashinyan would do well to provide clear facts about the episodes of his son’s volunteering during the 44-day period, which are related to the retreat from Alpasha Hill and Tiran Khachatryan. to work back, why not clearly say that, for example, since when or from what day was Ashot Pashinyan in Jrakan, how long did he stay there and participate in combat operations, when did he leave, the same applies to being in Kubatli? Ministry of Defense this information is confidential keep

Will Nikol Pashinyan provide public evidence in response to these questions? By the way, it wouldn’t be bad if the 44-day report was published, the recordings of the speeches and question-and-answer sessions of the military leadership at the famous sessions of the Security Council during the 2020 war, why not also the political leadership, then we would understand who escaped, who is responsible for the defeat in the war, which general is a “traitor”, etc. Why doesn’t Pashinyan do this, if the military leadership and generals are the main responsible?

As for leaving the people of Artsakh hostage, it is enough to remember Pashinyan’s views on the status of Artsakh revolution or evolution, a series of pre-war statements, and the fact that he was afraid to go to the surrender of the territories provided for in the negotiation package, lest they be called a traitor. But this aside. Why was Pashinyan’s government in Artsakh after the 44-day war? implements financing, advertising the “100 Houses in Artsakh” project, the aim of which was to provide housing to Artsakh citizens who were displaced and lost their homes as a result of the war.

The apartments were built near the Dahrav village of Askeran, 16 km from Stepanakert, in the Empty Plain. Personally, we wrote many times about the security risks of this, but at that time Nikol Pashinyan was not interested in what we were warning about.

Of course, Pashinyan can appreciate this as an attempt to keep the people of Artsakh in Artsakh, but the previous authorities did the same thing, didn’t they, which, however, he describes as “holding hostages”, didn’t he do the same when it even followed the 44-day war?

In other words, we are also dealing with a dangerous deception here. This topic can be continued with many other facts, but let’s limit ourselves to this.

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168TVof “Trigger” the guest of the program Former Prime Minister of RA (1992-93), former Speaker of RA National Assembly (NA) Khosrov Harutyunyan is:

Current political and historical issues were discussed during the program.

In particular, reference was made to Nikol Pashinyan’s statement that in case of his defeat in the June parliamentary elections, a new destructive war with Azerbaijan is possible in September.

Particular attention was paid to the question of the Declaration of Independence and its interpretation as a tool for the prevention of genocide, rather than a territorial claim.

In the framework of the discussion, the following question was also raised. can the rejection of the Declaration be considered as a de facto acceptance of Ilham Aliyev’s position?

The historical retrospective of the late 1980s took a key place. it was discussed whether the issue of the status of Artsakh at that time was a matter of territory or survival.

In addition, the appropriateness of modern comparisons with Nakhijevan as an example of “loss through demography” was considered, and whether the Sumgait pogroms can be considered the main motive behind decisions on reunification was discussed.

Issues of regional communications were discussed, including the railway connection between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as possible alternative routes and approaches for the development of transport links.

Hayk Derzyan

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Armenia is in such a situation today that the defeat of Nikol Pashinyan in the elections is not certain, but there is a possibility of a turnaround today. He expressed such a view 168TVof Revue on the air of the program the poet Marine Petrosyantalking about the upcoming parliamentary elections and the possibilities of the opposition.

“We have forces that have a chance to win, but it is not possible to win Nikol Pashinyan only in a political, classical way. We need to defeat Nikol Pashinyan and restore our country even after removing him, and there should be a change in the psychology of our people, and I think that there is a chance for that change today,” Marine Petrosyan believes.

The poet sees serious changes in public sentiments and considers last Sunday as an important indicator in that respect between Pashinyan and Artsakh’s Armine Mosiyan. the famous subway incident and public reaction to what happened.

“We all know what a difficult situation it is, first of all, in our country and around us, but the incident that happened in the subway a few days ago was a good sign for me that the mood is changing. Of course, it was an unpleasant incident, but it was a good sign. I have seen a lot of elections and I have seen a lot of things happen, or things get to a point where people’s moods change. I think that this case of the metro can be just that in our upcoming elections.

Look, it’s not like Nikol Pashinyan went too far. he had been overdoing it for a long time, he had been “taking out his taste” for a long time, but there had never been such a big public reaction. I was stunned because I saw people’s reactions. I saw that even until today Nikol’s defenders were criticizing, and it was not one, not two, but many. But what happened? In fact, there was a reversal: that map, the map of Armenia without Artsakh, which they constantly wanted to impose on the woman from Artsakh, they were actually told “no”, Marine Petrosyan said.

In relation to this incident, the poet remembers the Artsakh movement of 1988 and the influence of the movement on his views and worldview, the significance of the Artsakh issue for the rise and awakening of the entire Armenian people. Contrary to all the claims of the authorities of the day, Marine Petrosyan emphasizes that the Artsakh movement was a movement of rights, self-love, and national dignity. In this light, talking about the Pashinyan team’s pre-election “perashki-kukuruz” level propaganda, he retorts. “Homeland is the opposite of perashki“. The “happy bus” campaign of Pashinyan’s team is defined by just one phrase. “It was a political strip»։

Regarding the metro incident, he emphasizes that the mass reactions of people showed: WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN ARTSACH։

“In this case and in the reaction, I saw that NO, we have not forgotten Artsakh, we have not forgotten what Artsakh is for us, and that was a very good sign. And then what happened with Nikol Pashinyan, he said, “I didn’t say such a thing”, then he apologized. It was obvious, his PR advisers had explained that he had fallen into a big hole and that he should at least apologize to soften the hole a bit. But that apology was late. If he saw the child there, he would have come to his senses when he saw the child’s eyes,” emphasizes the intellectual figure.

Marine Petrosyan was amazed when she got acquainted with the statements made by Pashinyan at the Government briefing today, March 26, about the same Artsakh issue and stopping the “genocide talk”. But he says that “because of Nicole” he started reading Freud.

“There is a mental layer in any person, but a person also has an instinctive, animal part, he has animal instincts, and he tries to influence them through them. In general, fear is a terrible thing that often defeats the brain, and the fact that he is still at the helm of the country, he sits there, sometimes saying contradictory things, but as a result, he always comes out right. Now I think the end of it has come, and a lot of people have woken up,” the poet noted.

Marine Petrosyan puts her hopes up with the opposition forces, emphasizing in relation to Pashinyan’s “military blackmail” that “THE OPPOSITION SHOULD CLEARLY EXPLAIN THAT THE WAR WAS BROUGHT BY NIKOL PASHINIAN»։

“We have to find that way to remove this hatred and unite to get out of this hole, become united,” he adds.

Marine Petrosyan reminds that all authorities and rulers are temporary, no one stays at the head of power forever. “Everyone is going, just don’t let Armenia follow»։

Full interview in the video.

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Aliyev is a real “gangster” and Erdogan is an actor “playing in all directions”. The alliance between Azerbaijan and Turkey is a very complex union. They do not participate in any prominent project. Turkey and Azerbaijan have their own strategy, but they are not able to properly explain what they want. About this Norwegian political scientist, professor of the University of Southeast Norway Glenn Dizeny with in the interview said Brazilian political analyst and author Pepe Escobartalking about the possibility of Azerbaijan getting involved in the war against Iran and Azerbaijan-Israel relations.

Escobar reminded that about 49 percent of Israel’s oil comes through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline.

“I have been following this story from the very beginning, from the time when Brzezinski went to Baku in 1995 to “sell” the idea to the Aliyev clan. It’s a very long story, and already at that time the same saying was heard: “we need to bypass Russia and Iran, so why not build an oil pipeline that will cost almost 4 billion dollars?” But the problem is that Aliyev and Erdogan did nothing to stop Baku’s oil supply to Israel. It is a part of Erdoğan and Aliyev’s vague and dubious deals. Aliyev is a real gangster, Erdogan is a player in all directions, he always insures himself. It’s a very, very complex alliance, and from Iran’s point of view, they pay a lot of attention to everything they do, down to the smallest details. They understand that they cannot antagonize Turkey, and on the contrary, Erdogan cannot antagonize Iran. First of all, there are energy ties, and they are neighbors, and of course, in Turkey, in the depths of Erdogan’s consciousness, the idea of ​​becoming a key Eurasian player still persists. This is not the case at the moment. They do not participate in any prominent project. They have their own strategy, which they themselves cannot properly explain what they want.” commented Pepe Escobar.

In this light, the famous Brazilian journalist tells about the corruption schemes implemented by Erdogan and his friends through the Organization of Turkic States, which has its headquarters in Istanbul.

“Basically, it’s a real estate scheme that allows Erdogan’s cronies to sign contracts all over the Central Asian region. That’s all. So it is not about power projection. In the geopolitical sense, if we compare Turkey with China or Russia in Central Asia, it will be simply ridiculous. It’s just a joke. They are not even taken seriously, but they have ambitions, and, of course, the relations between Turkey and Israel are as vague as before. Our friend Professor Marandi, by the way, always talks about it. I would say that his position coincides with the approaches of Iran’s ruling circles. Erdogan cannot be trusted under any circumstances, he always plays a double game. It is true, he plays a double game with everyone, but in the case of Azerbaijan, everything is very complicated.” said Escobar.

Glenn Dizen, for his part, noted that in the energy architecture of Eurasia, Azerbaijan has a small “corridor” between Iran and Russia, and the Europeans rely on those resources in order to diversify the EU’s energy policy, so now the situation is becoming more sensitive than before.

Glenn Dizen also spoke about India-Iran-Russia relations, noting that India invited Iran to participate in naval exercises, and then seeing how the Americans destroyed an Iranian warship on the way back to Iran, could not condemn it in any way, but on the other hand, Iran today allows Indian ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. In addition, the “North-South” international transport corridor going from Russia through the territory of Iran to India is becoming a strategic interest of India.

According to Diezen, if the Indians do not develop “North-South” with the Iranians, they will not be able to provide a reliable connection with Russia, which means that the Russians will lean even more towards China, and it is in India’s interest to create a more balanced system of mutual dependence in Eurasia, so that there are many centers of power, and China does not become too dominant in Eurasia.

“Iran is necessary for diversification. Without Iran, Eurasia will be too oriented towards China, and that is why it is not in the interests of both India and the United States, so I do not understand the obsession with disrupting this corridor.” նշել է նորվեգացի պրոֆեսորը։

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Arman Tatoyan, head of the “Wings of Unity” political initiative, writes: “A mistake born of incompetence is often more dangerous than the crime itself.

Today’s announcement by the Prime Minister of Armenia [Nikol Pashinyan] that he is abandoning the agenda of “restoring historical justice” is a mistake born of strategic incompetence.

If the crime can be prevented or condemned, then the inability [that is strategic] cannot be corrected later. it simply destroys what existed.

Germany has not erased the memory of the Holocaust and has become the main ally of Israel in Europe. Israel itself has built one of the strongest states in the region on memory.

India has not given up the colonial trauma narrative and trades with Britain, the traumatized country, on its own terms. Spain has turned its common history with Latin America, full of victims, blood and pain, into a civilizational project. “Hispanidad” has become an instrument of influence over twenty countries.

The Europe we aspire to has built its integration on the very memory of the Second World War. “never again” has become not a rejection of the past, but a basis for the future.

None of them chose between the true memory of the people and today’s false media reality. All of them turned memory into a tool for working with reality.

Armenia has not learned this yet. The right answer to not knowing is not to give up. The correct answer is to learn.

This is what it means to be specific.

Diplomacy: Genocide Recognition Program: Recognition by at least five new countries within four years. Not announcements, but parliamentary votes with a clear program for each country.

Right: international lawsuit regarding the rights of Artsakh Armenians to the International Court of Justice or the European Court of Human Rights. A lost property register as a basis for future legal claims.

Institutes a compulsory course in schools on historical memory – not just a date on the calendar, but a subject. Artsakh Armenian Heritage State Documentation Center.

Memory is not a ritual. It is work.

And that is exactly what we will do.”

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