1919 was an important and at the same time difficult period in the history of the Republic of Armenia. The country had just declared independence, but it was facing both external political challenges and serious internal socio-economic problems. Under these conditions, the authorities of the republic tried to gain international support, strengthen the state structures and protect the territorial integrity of the country.

At the same time, the situation inside Armenia continued to be extremely difficult. The internal situation of the country became more complicated due to wars, a large flow of emigrants, famine and difficult economic conditions. The press of the time, the memoirs of intellectuals document that especially in Yerevan, it was a chaotic situation, there were orphans, emigrants everywhere, on the other hand, various epidemics were reaping abundantly in the republic and especially in Yerevan.

In that difficult situation, the press of the time also criticized the country’s leadership and accused them of omissions in a number of areas.

In 1919, the famous Armenian writer Axel Bakunts lived in Yerevan and was a correspondent for a number of newspapers of that region. Bakunts stayed in Yerevan and worked in newspapers until September 1919. His activities coincided with the difficult period of 1919. In Bakunt’s correspondence, we also find articles about the situation in Yerevan. In one of his articles, Bakunts presents that Georgian and Azerbaijani agents roamed freely in Yerevan at that time. Below is the full article.

«THE GUESTS

Yerevan is full of suspicious guests. All the suspicious elements exiled from Georgia arrive here, along with them the agents of Georgia and Azerbaijan also come to us and roam the streets of the capital freely.

To this day, no one has been deported from our territory, although their conspiratorial activities are obvious. All the khans and begs, who organized the massacre and deportation of the Armenian people last year, remain calm and live.

There is no doubt that the latest attempts of the Tatar uprising are led by such people from Yerevan.

And the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not resort to any means to neutralize the heart of the rebellion.

How to explain this criminal indifference? With weakness or with the patience of republican orders?

A new state, surrounded by enemies and ravaged by internal rebellion, cannot tolerate agents from a foreign power within its borders.

Moreover, all those elements who are hostile to our cause and demands shall leave this country and go to another place which is dear to them. Is it permissible that a certain “socialist” K., who tries to prove in long articles that the Armenian Karabakh is an inseparable part of Azerbaijan, or another “internationalist”-socialist A. and a member of the Armenian parliament, who declares that Georgians have the right and should rule Lori (for the sake of Armenian Menshevik specific internationalism), is it possible that such types, agents of Denikin and Ramishvili, who are different from Tajik agents, can “act” freely and even take office in our so hated country? B. July 31.” (“Nork”, 1989, N 5).

The events of 1919 show how difficult the state was. Axel Bakuntsi’s publications are also important testimonies of that period. This article reflects the concern that was widespread in society. with the country’s security, internal instability and external influences.

Similar articles give a chance to better imagine not only the political events, but also the concerns of the society of that region, the anxieties of the people and the dangers facing the newly created state.

Z. Sh:i was late

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Your son will live in this map, take that into account. Nikol Pashinyan said this while arguing with a woman from Artsakh in the subway, showing the RA map brooch.

In response, Pashinyan’s wife from Artsakh said, “You will not let us live in our Artsakh?” You cannot deprive us of our hope to live in Artsakh”

“We have done everything for you to live in Artsakh, Karabakh.

In 2023, it was you who accused me of closing the borders so that the people would not come to Armenia. And you demanded me to open the borders and said that it was specially closed so that the people from Karabakh would not come, now you have come here, you say, wow, we want to return. We spent the billions earned by the citizens of Armenia so that you could stay there, why didn’t you stay? Next time, don’t try to say that I gave away Karabakh with the fugitives,” Pashinyan said.

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The band’s music attracted the attention of critics with an interesting fusion of heavy rock and Armenian spiritual music. How was the legendary rock band “Ayas” founded, why was the concert interrupted and the curtains pulled down? Talk about it we are composer, group founder, soloist Artur Mitinyan with.

– You founded “Ayas” in 1986., what was the atmosphere like then?, and how dare you start a rock band?

– I started playing rock music in the 1980s and my first band was called “Elips”, then I worked in “Asparez” in 1983-1986, then I created “Ayas”. People felt freedom and at that time there was a very big movement near us.

I am often asked why I use Armenian music. I answer that a musician should first of all use his own music. In the case of well-known groups, you immediately feel whether they are English, French or Greek. If an Armenian band plays magnificently, but in an American style, it is no longer an interesting band. Armenian music is very rich. We have our lathe, which is called tetrakhord. Armenian music is divided into three parts. Gusana, folk and church. If you take half of Gusana and half of folk music, it’s already interesting. Until now, we work in that style. 1988 the German press recognized ours as one of the top 10 bands of the USSR.

– In those years, rock was not accepted.

– Yes, it was not accepted for us. I remember when I was studying at the Conservatory and I wrote a score (joint notation of all voices of a polyphonic piece of music: instrumental, choral or vocal-instrumental), it was removed during the exam and I got a 3. It’s still good that they put 3. The composers were sitting when the sad sound of the organ, everyone was listening, then when the guitar was played, one of the composers said: “Oh man, what’s going on?” They didn’t accept it then, but now they say, “Well, we’ve been listening to rock for 40 years.”

– yours to the group a lot are to criticize, the reason the music? was, or persons.

– We can say both. We have oriental music from the beginning to the end, there are only notebooks.

– How did you decide the name of the group?

– The idea of ​​the group’s name is Lev Hovhannisyan, the director of the “Debut” youth theater. “Ayas” was one of the major ports of Cilicia.

– They criticized the ideology of your songs, banned performances, even lowered the curtain during one of the concerts: OWhat song was it during?

– 1985 I was still working with “Asparez”, one of the works was called “The Old Man and the Ship”, which was written on the basis of the work of an unknown Armenian author of the 9th century, and the Creator was mentioned, a communist came to me and said that you should remove this work just for that word. We refused. When that piece was played in the Russian Drama Theater named after Stanislavsky, the curtain was immediately closed. In the case of words, heavy music, there was a conversation at that time. They did that for one word.

By the way, the conditions were more relaxed in Armenia, for example, I have a friend in Russia, he printed 2-3 pages from the Bible, he was imprisoned for 3 years.

I remember once they called us to ask what we were singing about, we said that it was the poems of Sevak, Charents, Shiraz, they said you can go. But we lied, there was no such thing.

– You are the author of the world’s first “Beatles forever” rock ballet.

– 2005 I was invited to Samara because they were in a very bad situation, one of the composers was unable to write the rock symphony, they had to answer to the ministry, and I had to save that situation. I wrote a rock ballet in 5 months and the performance took place in 2006. on May 31.

– Did doors not open for you after that?

– Of course they opened. It turned out that they invited me to write a rock opera, because I had already written a rock ballet, and it meant that I understood something, and in 2013 A rock opera was written on the basis of Nar-Dos’s story “Me and He”. The premiere took place in 2014. in Abovyan’s theater. We worked for 8 months and received 20,000 drams.

– Can you make money now?

– I don’t think about that. The members of my band work without a penny, they don’t earn money playing rock, they do other jobs for a living, but they come to play because they can’t live without music.

– And don’t you earn money to live?

– I give online lessons, I work in my favorite profession – music.

– You are a member of both RA and RF composers’ union. Is your potential fully used in both countries?

– Before it was normal, now in Moscow it has completely mixed up, new conditions have been put forward. They pass new laws all the time.

– The group is still active, and do you perform?

– The last time we performed was last year. We rarely perform because our works are a bit difficult, we want them to be of high quality.

– Can we consider rock music a favorite genre of teenagers and young people?

– We can’t. I remember in 2008 After my author’s evening, my friend called to say that my 86-year-old mother is your biggest fan, she listens to your music. Indeed, there are many people who are 70-80 years old and listen to us.

Not to mention our neighbors. They have been listening to rock songs for 40 years and they don’t complain.

– What did you change in people’s thinking in the 1980s and what would you like to change through music now?

– I like Handel’s words that he said. “I would be unhappy if only people liked my music. I want them to gain strength and become good after my music.” In the 1980s, when rock came out, people felt freedom, because before that everything was closed.

I wanted to show the world that Armenians are also strong in rock. I would like people to become stronger after my music, to believe in the bright future of Armenia.

– Are there any problems that you would like to address with music?

– I used to have it, now I don’t. I lived in Moscow for a while, when in 2007 I returned to Armenia and saw that life had become more interesting, as they said, the situation is bad.

– Years ago, when we were talking, you said that you wrote the opera “Tigran the Great”, but there were financial problems. Where did you get to?

– The problem still exists. We need money to pay people. I know many performers who will run and participate, but they must receive some kind of salary. There will be an orchestra, many people will participate, a lot of money is needed. I’m ready, there must be a sponsor. Won’t people get 20,000 drams every time?

– Al. Is there a connection with the National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet named after Spendiaryan, do they know that such a rock opera exists?

– There was a connection, I showed it several times, but there was still a financial problem. They said, they will present it with great pleasure, but there is no finance. It was Konstantin Orbelyan at that time. It’s just that this is a unique genre, a rock band must participate, there must be equipment. I have everything at home, but it is not enough, the theater should have its own. Then there is a bit of ballet along with the opera, so it’s difficult.

Even 2-3 years ago, we went to the Ministry of CGMS, because we were invited to Sweden, they said that they would be happy to help, but now there is no opportunity. I should mention that a very famous Swedish company is inviting us to Sweden for two projects. They told me that if he invites, then he should send money.

But it won’t happen like that, they have created good conditions for us, yes, let’s go and live at our own expense, but we need help, we need a lot of money. The group is invited to release a CD, which will be a big step for us.

And I’m not talking about the opera now, because it happened that, for example, they wanted to stage my rock ballet in Liverpool, the former president of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian had to do the whole thing, he gave 25,000 sterling, it was not enough, but it was normal for the first step. However, he left everything, came to Armenia, became the president, and the history of Liverpool was closed like that.

– He became the president, he forgot you.

– Well, he was busy with other things. The revolution also happened, it got completely mixed up.

– You can remind me that he is gone.

– My inner voice says that it won’t work. We have to find another way.

– Do you have new projects?

– I work a lot. I write church music, I also write for string quartet. I work in several genres at once.

– If you were to start your musical journey again, would it be from the same point?

– Of course. And rock again. This style is mine. Rock and classical music are very related. There would be no rock without classical music. Even when the rock encyclopedia was published, Bach’s name was next to famous bands.

At one time it was said that “The Beatles” stopped the third world history. They said it right because people didn’t know what to hear.

– Maybe rock will save the whole world even now.

– Definitely. People need to understand what is happening, the brain should work in the right direction.

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Iran and Russia in 2023 in September, immediately after the start of the Azerbaijani aggression, they tried to reach Artsakh by offering military support to the Armenian Ministry of Defense to break through the Lachin blockade and reach Artsakh, but the Armenian side rejected the joint offer of the Iranian and Russian sides. He made such a remarkable discovery 168 TVof Revue given to the program in the interview military expert Davit Jamalyanspeaking about the depopulation of Artsakh in the presence of the Russian peacekeeping force and referring to the information of the Russian orientalist Karine Gevorgyan.

“When in 2023 The Azerbaijani aggression of September 19 started, Sergey Shoigu, then the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, was in Tehran, and the then official of Iran, here I can only confuse the official, or the Minister of Defense Ashtian, or the Chief of the General Staff Bagher (both were killed during the Israeli aggression last year) contacted our Ministry of Defense in the afternoon of September 19, 2023, immediately after the Azerbaijani aggression. with, I think, with the Minister of Defense, and it was proposed to “use the territory of Armenia as a base to stabilize the situation in Artsakh,” Jamalyan said.

A military expert refers Russian-Armenian orientalist and political scientist Karine Gevorgyan, given to “Говорит Москва” radio station on September 20, 2023 in the interview published insider information.

“On September 20, in an interview with “Говорит Москва” radio station, our compatriot, orientalist Karine Gevorgyan stated that there was a call from the Iranian side, where Shoigu was also located, and it was suggested to “use the territory of Armenia as a base to stabilize the situation in Artsakh.” This wording is his. If we open this diplomatic formulation, this means that some forces had to enter the territory of Armenia from Iran, break through the blockade, and reach Artsakh. But remember what happened. A meeting of the Security Council took place at that moment, and the Security Council headed by Nikol Pashinyan decided not to intervene, to step aside. And let’s remember that before the September 2023 aggression against Artsakh, there was a telephone conversation between Erdogan and Pashinyan.”

According to Davit Jamalyan, Nikol Pashinyan admitted the fact of such a proposal from the Iranian and Russian sides, saying that “they were trying to drag us into the war”.

“By the way, Nikol Pashinyan admitted this information that the Iranian and Russian sides jointly tried to help Artsakh, he said that they were trying to involve us in the war. Reaching for help, you know, should not sound a little romantic. it is in Iran’s interest that we be viable here and that Artsakh should belong to Armenia, and Russia, because they are safe here with our existence. Now, since our right to exist is in their favor in Artsakh as well, they were ready to help and participate with armed forces, so that we would remain stable and at least take control of a part of Artsakh, it would be ours.

But since the Anglo-Turkish puppets are the power of the day, they rejected this proposal, and Nikol Pashinyan also admitted. “They tried to drag us into the war.” I also say that there was no need to send the 18-20 year olds. OK, don’t send troops, don’t send anything, you would just provide the territory, perform your function in accordance with the requirement of the National Security Strategy, let those forces come.” Davit Jamalyan noted.

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The government announces that the universal health insurance system has been launched since January 1, 2026, 58 legislative packages have been adopted, about 1.6 million citizens have been included in the first phase, and significant successes have been recorded in the health system. However, there are questions in the same data that cannot remain unanswered.

About this 168TV’s “Healthy Decision” spoke during the program Anush Poghosyan, president of “Right to Health” NGO.

“First, it is announced that the availability and quality of medical services have improved, but at the same time, child mortality rates have worsened. the mortality of children under 1 year in 2025 was 6.8 per thousand, while in 2024 it was 6.2 per thousand. The mortality of children under 5 years old has also increased, from 7.4 to 8.2 per thousand. In other words, in the field where the state should be more sensitive, the statements about improvement are not confirmed,” the healthcare expert presented the situation.

The latter added that, regarding the program to overcome infertility, numbers are presented again, which raise more questions than they answer. 7,722 beneficiaries, 1,307 pregnancies were registered, but only 561 children were born.
“If this is presented as a success, then it should be clearly explained how many treatment cycles were carried out, how many ended with birth, and why the final result is so low compared to the total number of beneficiaries,” said Anush Poghosyan.

The expert noted that the picture is also ambiguous in terms of oncology and screenings.

“Breast cancer screenings increased, but colorectal cancer pilot screenings decreased, from 5,187 to 4,404 in 2024. In other words, even in the field of prevention, there is no progress in all directions. I will list the following:

Fourth, in terms of cardiovascular surgical services, the government talks about expansion, but according to the data presented, total surgical services have decreased from 15,305 to 13,940 in 2024. Yes, the Stent for Life program has grown, but the overall picture shows that instead of overall growth, we have piecemeal progress and overall decline.

Fifth, organ transplant services also decreased, from 83 to 71. If the system has really become more accessible and developed, why are the numbers of some highly specialized services declining?

Sixth, it is announced that the construction or reconstruction of 14 institutions has been completed in 2025, and the process has started in 40 institutions, but again it is not mentioned what these institutions are, where they are located, what kind of work has been done, how much funding has been allocated to each, and what measurable results are expected from them. Without these details, the wording “14 completed” and “40 in progress” are just numbers that create an impression.

Seventh, in terms of universal health insurance, it is presented that the system includes different social groups and high-income earners, but the most important thing is not clearly presented: how much money was actually collected, how much was the state subsidy, how much was paid for services, how much was the administrative cost, and whether the system is financially stable or just started without a long-term balance.

After all this, it is clear that the government is trying to present a big set of numbers as an indisputable success, while the same numbers show that there are serious contradictions in the health system, incomplete accountability and areas where there has been deterioration instead of progress.

The citizen has the right to hear clear answers, not general advertising statements. if everything is so successful, why have the infant mortality rates increased, why have the volumes of services in some key programs decreased, why do the final results of the infertility program continue to raise questions, and why is the true financial picture of universal health insurance not fully published,” concluded Anush Poghosyan.

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EU High Representative Kaya Kalas stated that the European Union will send a “hybrid rapid response team” to Armenia “to help counter threats before the country’s elections.”

As a result of these processes carried out by the EU, what will Armenia gain or lose?

Head of YSU Political Institutes and Processes Chair, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor Garik Keryan speaking about this issue, he said: if there is an achievement, it should be Armenia’s membership in the EU, which, of course, can make any serious political scientist laugh.

“Armenia has no chance of becoming a member of the EU, it is simply impossible, in all aspects: economic, geographical, etc. In addition to this, the EU does not have an expansion plan in its strategic plans, the only expansion is planned in the Western Balkans: Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, these countries want to take to the EU in order to complete Europe and thus close the circle. I can’t say how long it will take for the EU to succeed, but one thing is clear: the EU has no plans to expand to another region.” 168.amGarik Keryan mentioned in a conversation with

According to the political scientist, even Ukraine has no chance of becoming a member of the EU, despite the fact that it continues to suffer territorial, material and human losses and will continue to suffer for the sake of this great goal.

“Today, processes are taking place within the EU as well, which give many political scientists the right to say that the EU is on the verge of collapse, that is, the views regarding the future of the EU are not united, they are divided. It is not clear what the future of that structure will be, we see processes of division there, the first “swallows” are the positions of Hungary and Slovakia, and before that, Great Britain left with great noise. It is not excluded that other countries will leave the EU, all this shows that our benefit from the EU will be zero.

Of course, nobody is against trade and economic ties, but they cannot be so essential for the development of Armenia, they are small in terms of volume, they cannot give us energy resources, because they need it, etc., Garik Keryan added.

Speaking about the negative impact of these processes, the political scientist noted that Armenia will lose the neighborliness of neighboring countries, referring to both Iran and Russia. Both of these countries are radical anti-Western countries today, the events show why they take that position.

“It is childish to think that the European vector of Armenia can be kindly accepted by Russia. If it was in the 90s, then anything could have happened, because the Yeltsin government was cooperating with Europe and the United States, now the situation is different.

We do not know how the war in Iran will end, if the Islamic regime is preserved, then it will constantly “remind” all those who during this time took an anti-Iranian position or allied with Western countries. This will be a big loss for Armenia,” Garik Keryan emphasized.

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“Pressing” in the program RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Minister, political analyst Vardan Hakobyan spoke about the anti-national policy of Nikol Pashinyan and his team, the denial of the Genocide.

«The current government of RA is intensively doing what Turkey has done for decades, even falsifying their own history. After all, when Atatürk came to power, even he condemned the fact of Genocide,” said Vardan Hakobyan.

According to him: claiming is not claiming land, it is a question of your national self-awareness, history, culture. If you erase that, you have to erase your literature, history, memory, everything… All our classical literature is based on the reality of the Genocide. Genocide is condemned all over the world denial, here they condemn those who remember it.

«When I was in school, most of my classmates did not know what the Armenian Genocide was. The Bolsheviks managed to erase that memory. From the 60s, that topic found its place among us again. Now they are doing the same, and if this continues, a moment will come when today’s generation will not remember the Armenian Genocide. This is what our enemies want,” said the diplomat.

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The constitutional order in Armenia has been defeated, there cannot be two opinions here. The constitutional order established by the Constitution no longer exists, and in these conditions, the person who holds all the levers of power resorts to illegal methods. A question may arise: if the constitutional order has been defeated, the electoral processes have already been disrupted, is it meaningful to participate in the electoral process, and in general, can we have certain expectations from these elections? 168TV’s “ expressed such an opinion during the program Constitutionalist Vardan Poghosyan.

“Regardless of what steps the government takes, what concentration of power is in the hands of the prime minister, there are two ways to get rid of this power. One is the electoral path, the other is the vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister stipulated by Article 115 of the Constitution. Unfortunately, from 2022 until now, the titular opposition, first of all, for subjective, but also objective reasons, failed to implement that process. There is an opportunity to do this before the election day, June 7,” said the lawyer.

“We have a government for which the Constitution no longer draws any boundaries. They define their own boundaries. The Constitution does not provide any time limit for expressing no confidence in the Prime Minister and electing a new Prime Minister at the same time. That would be the best way, in that case we could already be sure that the elections on June 7 would pass in a normal way, and Armenia would not face various disasters. It is impossible to rule out that this government will not take illegal steps to keep its power until June 7 and after that,” Poghosyan said.

According to the constitutional expert, many parties and politicians are deeply mistaken that it will be possible to get rid of this power only by following the rules provided by the Electoral Code.

“The government has used all measures, it openly allows European and Western structures to interfere in these processes. “Foreign services have started their activities to protect Armenia from the so-called “hybrid threats”, and under these conditions, it should not be assumed that the authorities will be guided by all the rules of the Electoral Code.”

“Regardless of how many parties will participate in the elections, what pre-election programs they will have, if they really set a goal to get rid of the current authorities through these elections, they should take several steps. The first main step is to explain to the electorate that we are not a European country, and the process of getting rid of the government will not end on June 7. It should start much earlier. People should be ready to go out into the streets,” said Vardan Poghosyan.

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The guest of Satik Seyranyan in the “Classes” program Arman Tatoyan is the head of the “Wings of Unity” political initiative, candidate for the Prime Minister of Armenia, former human rights defender of Armenia.:

 The main theses of the interview are below.

• It is just nonsense when the person who brought 3 wars, 3 defeats and 1 new genocide, the leader and responsible of the political force threatens his own people with war. Aliyev’s henchman, who wants to hold a referendum in Aliyev’s honor and change the Constitution, makes him the main factor in Armenia’s internal elections. He says that if you don’t elect me suddenly, they will make me a “padderzhka” from Azerbaijan, they will attack Armenia. And that person wants to prevent the person who is ruled by the interests of Armenia from becoming the leader of Armenia… Gather your hearts and paws and get ready to become the former.

• The world is not so limited, people, don’t be afraid, all the solutions are there. Armenia is led by a man who is ready for the most vile steps and sells fears. There is a chance to solve the occupation issues… What kind of peace are they talking about, are they bringing the war closer?

• There hasn’t been a year since 2020 where we haven’t lost territory, but it’s all kept under wraps. At the expense of deception, they advance the fake peace they preach…

• I want to say again that our people should not be disappointed. There’s no problem we can’t solve together. Look at what he is doing, he wants to bring the one who wants to destroy us, to create a factor in our country…

• Pashinyan himself definitely has Azerbaijani support, and it is obvious. Azerbaijan has its own candidate in these elections. They don’t even hide it. He says: if you don’t elect me, CP, there will be a war… In other words, you bring a boy over your state, and you also bring the person who wants to destroy your state. 

• It is very important that our people definitely participate in the elections so that we get out of this vicious cycle. Now they are doing everything to make our people disgusted, disappointed, not to go to the elections, so that people have the mentality that everything is decided, let’s go to the elections, what should we do… No, we have to go to the elections, and in that case the chances of his re-election decrease significantly… Our hope, our strength, our faith are our citizens, the vote of every citizen. 

• Nikol Pashinyan and his government have the biggest fears related to these elections, and they fear the people. 

• In fact, it is our people who solve the issue. No outside force can decide anything here. They have memorized words, they are talking about hybrid war, this is the man, that is the man, so that people don’t go to the elections. They are horrified by the idea that our people can stand up and go to the elections. Whoever wants to be, who are you to come and decide the issues of our governance in our country? 

• 2025 since november we have been doing research all the time. When we noticed changes in our area, we obtained open-source satellite images from French and Chinese satellites. Moreover, Google makes its maps based on satellite photos. 

I know them, Pashinyan and CP members, well, I know what they are capable of in order to cover up their mistakes. That’s why we thoroughly and cross-checked those photos before publishing them. We recorded the construction of a new Azerbaijani position in the territory of our country and the strengthening of the positions already located in our territory. They built it in such a way that they directly targeted our security system. They built mortar infantry bases in Jermuk, they also installed solar panels in our area… And now this government, which has eroded and destroyed our security system, brought this global security issue raised by us. leveled a position. Meanwhile, as a result of the construction of that position, the road our soldiers are taking is in danger… And instead of revealing it themselves, they clean up Azerbaijan, they say it’s a lie. If Azerbaijan is preparing for peace, why is it making new fortifications, building new positions, even before the documents to be signed in Washington on August 8…

• Our people understand everything very well. Our servicemen are doing heroic service in Vardenis, the people who live there are heroes. Don’t suddenly try to impose on them. 

• If there is no security, there will be no sovereignty, independence, economy, nothing will develop… Do you remember that they were building a factory in Yeraskh, what happened? They fired several times from Azerbaijan, they had to move that factory to another area…

To remind: these authorities still in 2023. in May-June, they published photos and videos announcing that a large Armenian-American metallurgical plant with an investment of 70 million USD is being built in Yeraskh. Former Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan announced that the workshop is a building with a height of 30 m and an area of ​​16,500 square meters, where 180,000 tons of products will be produced annually. “200 people are already working, after launch, 1000 will work,” wrote Kerobyan. Already in December, they had to move the Armenian-American metal smelting factory, on which the American flag was also installed, to the village of Ararat. The decision was taken at the government meeting, because for months the factory being built in the border village of Yeraskh was targeted by the armed forces of Azerbaijan, the works of the factory were paralyzed for a long time. Moreover, the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Azerbaijan announced that this project affects the environmental security of the region and can pollute the waters of Arax. A few days after that announcement, Azerbaijan started shooting at the factory, as a result of which two foreigners working on the construction of the factory were wounded. Diplomats accredited in Armenia even visited the construction site to see what happened on the spot. Back then, the people of Yerakht were telling that the factory was targeted by the enemy from the very first days of the construction.

“When a person was inside, there was a shot. there were people in the area, they were hitting, there was equipment, they were hitting,” they told the journalists.  

 In the hope of restraining Azerbaijan, an American flag was also placed on the territory of the factory, emphasizing the presence of American capital there, but that did not help either.  Regular targeting of construction worksm:inthe, eventually led to the cessation of work.

• See in the video and photos: 2025. as of July 31, that position does not exist, in the photos of August 19, the Azerbaijani position is already fully equipped. They are talking about what happened in such a way that: podumaesh, it’s another 70 meters, it’s not a big deal… But isn’t this an obligation to take the scissors and cut it? Minister of Defense, aren’t you ashamed, you say it’s a lie? You are the Minister of Defense, either you do not understand the situation, or you will answer to all of us: why did you allow the invasions and hide them from the people?

 Their hope is that we will talk and forget about it. It won’t be like that. Our boys fought and shed blood for every meter. You cannot separate security from a person, because apart from him, even that one meter is the Motherland, they are the grasslands, the pastures of our citizens… Azerbaijanis brought, built their positions 6 km away from our villages. Instead of telling Azerbaijan what are you doing, they say, well, they are low, they are not visible…

 As a result of Nikol Pashinyan being Aliyev’s henchman, our soldiers are under direct Azerbaijani danger due to the position they have built in our territory. If you are the head of the country, don’t you stop and say: Azerbaijan, how are you bringing it, endangering the lives of my soldiers, building a position under my nose?

• Until 2025 On July 31, there was no road between two Azerbaijani positions in our territory, on August 15 there was already. They improve their communications.

• Azerbaijan shows by its actions that it is not going to leave our territory, and it is a lie that they will leave our occupied territories with the demarcation commission. 

• Azerbaijan’s military budget for 2024-25 significantly raised. Question: Under these conditions, is this country, with such policies and such rhetoric, preparing for peace? Of course not. 

• Azerbaijanis have built special hiding places in our area, which are called kapaniers. They can be used for various purposes: to store tanks, vehicles, personnel, large-caliber weapons and use them if necessary. Azerbaijan, which is preparing for long-term peace with Armenia, is building such hideouts in our territory…

To remind, in response to the facts presented by Arman Tatoyan, the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense released a video, in which it was said:

“The connection of Google Earth space photos with reality has deviations, and the above boundary line has no legal basis. The RA Armed Forces General Directorate is guided by topographical maps of the USSR of 1975, which have legal force and were approved by the head of the Transcaucasus territorial inspection of the State Geodetic Control.

The position of Azerbaijan does not cross the state border and is located in the territory of the Republic of Armenia.

There are concerns that the said location may pose a threat to the Sotk mine, Kut settlement and surrounding areas. It should be noted that the distance from the mentioned location to the Sotki mine is about 4 km, and the distance to the Kut settlement is 6.4 km. Furthermore, there is no visibility between the settlement of Kut and the indicated position because of the presence of Mount Qatar.”

Suren Papikyan evaded, putting the burden of answering on the spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense, in the event that at least he or the head of the General Staff should have given an answer.

• As soon as you speak with facts, this government immediately falls into hysteria, gets angry, starts insulting… because it has nothing to say, the lie is exposed.

• What 1975! map. They tell you they have come, under the noses of your people, they are making fortifications in your territory, building a road, setting up positions, you say a map of 1975. Is this the behavior of the head of the country?

• We should not forget that Vardenis is one of the most important strategic communities, and in Azerbaijan, even by a decree, it was forbidden to call Vardenis by its Armenian name, but exclusively by the Azerbaijani name Basargechar.

• Azerbaijan is waiting for a suitable geopolitical situation, so that if necessary, they can resort to concrete actions. This power of war, the power of negative identity is

• Due to the Azerbaijani invasion, agriculture is disrupted, the economy, animal husbandry is paralyzed. 2021 people were forced to mass slaughter animals in different places because they could not use their grasslands.

• I will not allow the issues of the occupation of Armenia to be left out of attention. I will do my best to keep them on international agendas, because these issues are not on any agenda today.

• Azerbaijan gives you 2 canisters of gasoline and cleans up with your hands in front of the international community. Then, when Azerbaijan continues its aggressive policy, and you go and protest, they will say: what do you want from that humanist state…

 The Artsakh scenario is repeating itself. We need to understand the depth of Azerbaijani politics. It is an impression that we are a savage nation, and Azerbaijanis are peace-loving. You go, you clear yourself before the world, but you forget the crimes he committed: ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, genocidal activities, occupation of Armenian territories, missing servicemen, prisoners on international agendas… And all this for 2 canisters of gasoline, 2 buckets of wheat.

These waste American mediation. Instead of working with America, they make it so that America forces Azerbaijan to ratify the Convention on Persons Displaced by Violence, so that we can advance the issues of our missing persons.…

• We propose the full and specific strengthening of our army and we have a sequence of concrete steps for this.

• As soon as this government hears the word “Artsakh”, it begins to scare the people with war, and this is the person who said: “Artsakh is Armenia, and that’s it.”

• Artsakh is part of my Armenian identity. The right of Artsakh citizens has two components: a dignified life in Armenia, and a dignified and safe return of Artsakh citizens. We will immediately cancel the decision by which Artsakh residents with passport code 007 were considered non-Armenian citizens. I did not invent the right of return, it is an international obligation. There is a decision of the UN Court of Justice, according to which Azerbaijan is obliged to ensure the dignified return of Artsakh citizens. This was also announced by the US State Department, Switzerland and Canada. It would be wrong to say that the return tomorrow is realistic, but this should be one of the important directions of our policy. You have to work. return is possible. And it is not a provocation, it is a right.

• The topic of “Western Azerbaijan” is a topic nurtured and cultivated by the political authorities of Armenia, with which they frighten our society. Azerbaijan will not abandon that plan, which has no international basis, but their way to come here is closed by all international channels. 

• I directly say to the President of Azerbaijan, are you so sure that we are criminals, find a country, find a form, let’s go to the International Criminal Court, you file a case against us, we will file a case against you, let’s see who will win. 

• For me, the peace treaty is TRIPP, because firstly, Azerbaijan will not sign the signed peace treaty, and Aliyev has declared that there is no international law for him. Therefore, if there is no such right, what kind of contract is it? The mediating mission of a country like the USA is extremely important here, and you just have to be able to use it to your advantage, not waste it. 

• The interest of Armenia should be at the center of foreign policy, we should act not against someone, but for Armenia.

• There is a red line for us. Armenia’s sovereignty and independence are not subject to negotiation. Armenian customs officers and border guards should be standing at our checkpoints:

• Nikol Pashinyan feeds like a vampire on the mistakes of the retired presidents. There have been problems, but there have also been many achievements. This government came by generating hatred for those mistakes of the government. If the former presidents want Nikol Pashinyan not to be re-elected, they should not strengthen Pashinyan, they should not participate in the elections. Most of the citizens vote for Nikol Pashinyan so that the previous ones do not come back, not because they believe in Pashinyan. It is Nikol Pashinyan’s dream that any of the former presidents enter the election campaign.

• I am proud of every minute of my biography and I walk with an open front. I have never been a party member, I have done professional work, which allowed me to understand the state and management system very well from the inside. The fact that I aspire to become the prime minister is because I have experience working in the administration system and know the problems from the inside:

• When the 2nd president announces his participation in the elections, he presents a great gift to Nikol Pashinyan. I’m sure he was happy to know that. It helps him stay in power and become a dictator. 

• People are tired. These elections are not ordinary, they are historic elections about the future of our country. People don’t want to see a mess, they want Nikol Pashinyan to leave, this disaster to stop…

• Now I say, “Aren’t you a man? Come and talk to me.” You say that he will lie and argue… what debate with a liar… It’s okay, let him argue… Let him argue… I am a patient person, I have been patient with many quarrelers and liars, I will be patient with him too, let him come to a substantive debate with me, definitely, I am ready right now.

• It hurts me that we give Nikol Pashinyan an opportunity to put a stigma on the former presidents, those presidents who have great merit in the establishment of our state. We won a war under the first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the economy developed under the 2nd president Robert Kocharyan, we entered the EAEU and signed the CEPA under the 3rd president Serzh Sargsyan, which is an important document, but every leader has his time. 

• I didn’t get into this process to put a cap and get out. I’m after a specific result. We do not aim to establish ourselves at the expense of anyone, but we will not allow them to establish themselves at our expense either. This is a state, we are facing ontological problems. We have to understand what kept these authorities on the horse, what makes them stronger, so as not to allow their reproduction to be repeated.

 Details in the video.

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