The opposition announced to take the parliamentary mandates and go to the National Assembly. There were both condemning and justifying evaluations.

But beyond emotions, it is now a reality, a new political status quo. The two opposition forces, individually and collectively, have one more supreme task: to prove to the public the truthfulness and justification of their decision to take the mandates. And that is a much more difficult task than participating in elections and getting votes.

It requires many times greater, multi-layered intellectual work, strategic thinking and planning.

By conventional definition, if during the pre-election period everyone, accepting the rule of the game dictated by the government, was guided only by sharp rhetoric, flexibility of language, then now is the time to generate political thought only and exclusively with intelligence and on its basis.

The announcements of combining the street and mandates, which have been heard so often in recent weeks, require literate, calculated political work beyond rhetoric, which is almost theoretically the only possibility to change this situation.

But in order for this to happen, the opposition must be able to get out of the regime of conventionality, standard, which it was in during the entire pre-election period, and which contributed to the reproduction of the current government.

In other words, if the opposition MPs will participate in the work of the new National Assembly with standard tools: statements, sharp questions during question-and-answer sessions, the development and defeat of projects condemned from the beginning, just pleasing to the ear.․․․ then they will unwittingly contribute to the strengthening and degeneration of the government, which, by the way, will also be expressed in the struggle against the same oppositionists.

On the contrary, at this moment, the only possible way must first start with a change in thinking, moving the situation and reality beyond standard, average statistical measurements and developing appropriate actions.

Moreover, we are not talking about a very long-term process. If, from the very beginning of the work of the National Assembly, the opposition MPs are not able to send a signal to the public that they did not go to the National Assembly to make bold speeches about the government for another five years, but to really implement a change of power through the combination of the street and the parliament, the public will very quickly and irrevocably be disappointed with everyone.

The parliamentary mandate is a tool to turn the political agenda of the street into a result. Until this moment, the opposition does not directly, but hints that it treats the street as a tool.

This is a conceptual breach, which, if it continues after the start of the parliament’s work, will receive the equivalent attitude of the public, providing Armenia only with spectacular scenes of the antics of the government and the opposition, which have already ceased to be even of sporting interest.

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In a briefing with journalists on July 8, European Union Ambassador to Armenia Vasilis Maragos said that the European Union plans to build three border checkpoints in Armenia, and the first precondition for the implementation of these plans will be demining the territories.

In this context, he presented the modern demining machine donated by the EU to Armenia.

To the question whether the vehicle will serve only the security of the border population or also infrastructure projects, the ambassador answered that it will be important in both directions.

“Communication projects require clearing the areas through which they have to pass. As you know, we have already committed to building three border checkpoints and are currently working on the details of that project. However, demining will be the first necessary step so that these important construction works can move forward,” said Maragos, without elaborating on which areas the construction of border checkpoints is planned.

Colonel of the RA Armed Forces Reserve, military expert Hayk Nahapetyan in other words, if the EU ambassador did not give additional details about those border checkpoints, it means that he is checking public opinion with that statement.

“Naturally, if the word “demining” is used, it means that the checkpoints will be on the border with Azerbaijan. Opening of the border with Azerbaijan, border guards, border guard troops and services. And what is the meaning of those checkpoints in this case, so that the citizens of Azerbaijan come to Armenia through those checkpoints and the citizens of Armenia go to Azerbaijan?

Now they are trying to check whether our people have an inner conviction that nothing bad will happen to us after this opening, or whether the dose of hostility is so high that they will oppose and say, “Don’t open any border crossing”. 168.amHayk Nahapetyan said in a conversation with

According to Hayk Nahapetyan, if there is a general background of indifference, then they will understand that it is time to open these checkpoints. In his opinion, the purpose of opening these checkpoints is, of course, not the development of tourism, nor economic activity. The reaction of the public is simply being checked and the people are being prepared that Azerbaijanis can still come to Armenia.

“The public is being psychologically prepared that Azerbaijanis can come and go to Armenia. Today, the representatives of the observation mission, which is the same EU structure, are given the status of implementing a diplomatic mission, therefore now is the time for Nikol Pashinyan to fulfill his promises. As Aliyev said, Azerbaijanis will not come to Armenia by tanks, they will come by car and through these checkpoints,” added Hayk Nahapetyan.

The expert is sure that it was decided in the EU that such a statement should be made in Armenia at such a time that public opinion is weak and does not have a significant impact on the process.

In this context, Hayk Nahapetyan also recalled the conferences held by some Armenians and Azerbaijanis in Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“Azerbaijan has committed many crimes against Armenians, there is no remorse for it, and there is no real demand from the Armenian government.

I think Nikol Pashinyan accepted the demand to open those checkpoints on October 6, 2022 in Prague, when he recognized Artsakh as a part of Azerbaijan,” emphasized Hayk Nahapetyan.

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In February 2025, “The actual territory of RA It is not 29,743 sq.m. or, the army does not have the right to enter internationally recognized 200 square meters RA sovereign territory. Pashinyan’s confession and the illegal order” according to our article in the article we referred to Nikol Pashinyan, “All prerequisites for peace are present” to the article where he, in particular, noted.

“I have stated several times that even those territories of more than 200 square kilometers that are an integral part of the internationally recognized sovereign territory of RA of 29,743 square kilometers, that are currently under the occupation of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia does not pose the problem of returning them by military means, because the above-mentioned regulation has already solved that issue in principle and there is a real and objective possibility to solve it practically in the demarcation process”.

In other words, with the occupied 200 square kilometers, the territorial integrity of RA is 29,743 square kilometers?

We have repeatedly raised the question in our publications, when Pashinyan says that the sovereign and internationally recognized territory of RA is 29,743 square kilometers, does that also take into account the more than 200 square kilometers occupied by Azerbaijan, because both the positive and negative answers to this question will give important clues. And, in fact, in his above-mentioned article, Pashinyan essentially confirms the “legitimacy” and justification of our questioning.

Moreover, we have repeatedly expressed doubt that it will be possible to return the entire occupied 200 sq km territory through political means, especially when at some point and on some occasions Pashinyan began to question the Armenianness of certain areas or their belonging to Armenia. We still do not mention the fact that permission was not given to counter the Azerbaijani advances, perhaps: is a ban was In particular, we are talking about the invasion of the armed forces of Azerbaijan into the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia in May 2021.

And Aliyev, in response to Pashinyan’s initial proposals to withdraw the troops, did not hide that he was not going to withdraw the troops from the RA territories. Why, that question has been asked many times in the last 5 years we referred to: writing that they have established control over the most important heights, with which they solve important strategic, military, political, water problems.

And Nikol Pashinyan announced to this clear decision of Aliyev, in the context of the demarcation and demarcation process in the Tavush sector.

«We are ready not for them to go back and just sign, but to sign and just go back, we and they too, but it should be written and signed in such a way that it does not give rise to misinterpretation.:

What exactly happened in Tavush with the “pilot” demarcation and demarcation and what is still to come expected here with the second stage of the process and elsewhere as a result of the process of adjusting borders and handing over “enclaves”, we can both assume and make claims.

And in this regard, difficult times are ahead, which was confirmed by the latest statements of the country’s military-political and political leadership.

First, on June 9, the head of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces Edward Asryan with journalists in conversation Referring to the demarcation and demarcation process, he tried to convince that the territory of RA is 29,743 square kilometers, then he continued.

“Not an inch of ground will be surrendered. If these enclaves are included in the 29,743 sq km of RA, not a millimeter of land will be surrendered.”

In other words, the Head of the General Staff indirectly confirms that the “enclaves” will be surrendered.

After that, on July 9, during a briefing with journalists, Nikol Pashinyan, in fact, confirms The intention to surrender Tigranashen. Moreover, he makes a very dangerous formulation, legitimizing the Azerbaijani invasion of Jermuk and Baku’s “rights” there.

“During the demarcation, these issues should be settled, because the maps with which we are demarcating, those areas are expressed in those maps. We will not be able to cut that map with scissors and say: this part is expressed or not. If we take the scissors and cut the map, Azerbaijan will cut the parts of Jermuk, Berkaber of Tavush, and so on.” said Pashinyan.

In this context, it is worth reminding that in January 2024, at the meeting with the Azerbaijani media, Aliyev had announced. 

“They accuse us of intending to attack Armenia. I have already talked about this, but once again I want to say completely honestly: if we wanted, we would have entered and gone to the end.

In front of us was the city of Jermuk, our former city, whose real name is Istisu. Who would stop us? We had no such intention. Our goal was to protect our borders. We should have such heights in our hands that we could see with our own eyes what the Armenians are planning.

One of my western guests told me during the conversation: “You have a satellite, don’t you? You can see it all from the satellite,” I replied, “my satellite is my eyes.”

I have to see with my own eyes. The satellite is a device, it can go out of order, or you will turn it off, it is in your hands. We didn’t do anything wrong, that’s the main thing, the main factor.”

In other words, Aliyev is of the position that the end justifies the means, and the goal is the security of one’s own borders and the establishment of visual control over the Armenian army. Aliyev is even on trial in Baku to try find a justification for Armenia in 2022. for the September attack.

168.amyears ago wrote What issues did Pashinyan and Aliyev solve with the September battles?

In any case, let’s go back to Pashinyan’s last statement and “Henaket” Analytical Center expert Shiraz Let’s try to find out in the conversation with Khachatryan: what does it suggest, what rights can Azerbaijan have in the Jermuk region, which the Armenian side is allegedly trying to restrain, when they are already “sitting on the head” of Jermuk?

– First of all, it is ungrateful and illogical to analyze any of Pashinyan’s words or to make conclusions and assessments based on them. But the fact is that for several years he himself claimed and declared that the issue of enclaves has no legal basis, that such an issue simply does not exist, and now he makes completely different comments.

We can talk endlessly about demarcations, demarcations and the possible risks arising from them, but one thing is clear: from November 9, 2020 until today, during the entire process, Armenia has only and only given way, both on the military and diplomatic fronts. Everything else is purely a matter of interpretation.

I am not at all surprised by Pashinyan’s statement that “we cannot cut the map with scissors”. The irony is that Aliyev is good at it and has been doing just that for so long, successfully cutting our borders.

There is not a region of demarcation or a border zone in the areas indicated by him, which has been resolved in our favor.

His latest statement regarding Jermuk does not surprise me either, Nikol always prepares the ground in advance in order to “cover up” his successive failures. Show at least one process where Armenia did not concede. Now, in fact, the new act of ceding the “enclaves” begins.

And in general, another irony is the fact that when talking about border divisions at the state level, Pashinyan gives an example of the Azerbaijani coin as an argument. This is exactly what can be limited, this is the ideas of these people regarding serious political processes.

– In any case, can you objectively address the security risks of all this, including the Jermuk sector?

– If the topic of handing over the territories of Tavush and Tigranashen has been discussed many times in the context of how it paralyzes the interstate roads of Armenia, then not going with the Azerbaijani troops from the heights of Jermuk and strengthening there contains serious strategic risks of cutting Syunik from the “neck” of the country.

Instead of raising this issue on the public and diplomatic agendas and promoting negotiations in this direction as a priority, the opposite is happening, which essentially prepares the ground for keeping Vayots Dzor and Syunik under constant high risk.

This reality creates several serious threats that are interconnected. First, the deepening of the enemy in the narrowest part from the heights of Jermuk to the border of Nakhichevan creates a permanent strike corridor, which in case of any escalation makes it possible to divide the country into two parts, isolating Syunik from the center.

In addition, just as the problem in Tavush or Ararat is the vulnerability of the interstate roads, the junctions of the Vaik-Sisian highway and the vital water and energy sources of the region are under the enemy’s direct fire from the positions of Jermuk.

At the same time, bringing the topic of Tavush or “enclaves” to the fore, the Azerbaijani side is successfully diverting international attention from the occupation of the sovereign territories of the Republic of Armenia, where an actual attempt is made to form a “new border” with the fortification works being carried out on the spot.

And Pashinyan threads that thread.

Ultimately, this constant jeopardy of the southern rear and communication routes purposefully weakens Armenia’s resilience and negotiating position in the larger geopolitical struggle over the transportation routes through Syunik.

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On July 7-8, in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, in the Beştepe presidential complex, the 36th summit of the heads of NATO member states with the slogan “The key to peace” was launched, which brought together the heads of states and governments of all 32 member states of the alliance.

The meeting was also attended by representatives of partner countries, including President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as high-ranking officials of the European Union and other international organizations. Within the framework of the summit, a number of regional leaders also held bilateral meetings in Ankara, including the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, who held talks with the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The key agenda of the Ankara summit was formed around the further strengthening of NATO’s collective defense and deterrence capabilities in the face of deepening changes in the international security environment. The main topics of discussion were the strategy to increase the defense spending of the member states to 5% of the GDP, the strengthening of the European defense industry, the continuation of the military and political support provided to Ukraine, as well as the development of the defense and logistics infrastructure of the eastern wing of the alliance and the increase of military mobility. In this context, the Ankara summit became a platform for evaluating the progress of the implementation of the decisions made in previous years, and for outlining the main directions for the further transformation of the Euro-Atlantic security system.

Mark Rutte, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization according to him, the meeting was successful, and today, more than ever, the alliance itself is strong and united. On the first day of the summit, the participating countries paid special attention to defense issues. In particular, the leaders agreed to allocate around 50 billion dollars to the development of defense technologies.

The funds are planned to be used for the acquisition of anti-aircraft defense systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as the implementation of joint projects in the field of armaments and military equipment.

US President Donald Trump within the framework of the event, he said that judging by Iran’s actions in the last week or two, he sees that there is no benefit from all this. “I know these people well and I doubt that I want to make a deal with them. Enough to play games. Let’s just finish what we started,” Trump said. At the same time, Trump again criticized the distribution of financial obligations within NATO.

According to him, last year more than half of all defense expenses of the Alliance were covered by the USA itself. Against the background of disputes over the budget, the American leader again referred to the topic of joining Greenland to the United States. In response, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen emphasized that Greenland is not for sale, and the country’s position on this matter remains unchanged.

One of the key topics of the summit was the issue of support to Ukraine. According to the results of the summit, NATO promised to allocate 70 billion euros of military aid to Kiev this year. European countries and Canada will take care of the main part of the expenses. Negotiations between Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump also took place within the framework of the forum. According to their results, the US president promised to grant Ukraine a license for the production of Patriot missiles. This announcement was a surprise, because Kiev has been seeking this right for more than half a year, but until now it has been denied by Washington.

According to the results of the summit, Trump showed that he wants to remove obstacles in relations with Turkey as well. He announced that he intends to cancel the sanctions against the country that have been in effect since 2019. They were established after Ankara acquired Russian air defense systems. As a result, the country was left out of the American fighter jet supply program.

In turn, the head of Turkey said that there are no more US sanctions. “With Donald Trump, we have already discussed concrete steps to strengthen the defense industry, especially in the shipbuilding sector,” he said.

As a result of the summit, NATO member states reaffirmed their commitment to collective defense, in accordance with Article 5 of the Washington Treaty, and to transatlantic ties.

The participants added that Iran should not possess nuclear weapons and called to observe the freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Western mass media and experts note that the summit is of particular importance for Turkey: Ankara is preparing to become one of the central actors within NATO. Since joining the Alliance in 1952, the republic has remained an important pillar of collective security, and its influence has grown significantly in recent years.

According to Bloomberg data, the volume of the country’s arms exports exceeded 11 billion dollars, with more than half of the supplies going to the bloc’s allies, the United States and Europe. In addition, in recent years, Turkey has successfully strengthened its status as a mediator in international crises, from the Ukrainian settlement to the Iran war.

The results of the Ankara NATO summit document that Turkey is strengthening its position, turning into a key player within NATO. The prospect of the lifting of sanctions by the US, bilateral joint projects in the field of defense industry, and the sharp increase in Turkey’s military exports prove once again that the partners of the alliance, the US, and the collective West greatly value Ankara’s strategic importance in the region, and therefore, its interests in the South Caucasus.

At the same time, the statements made at the summit regarding the situation around Iran and the freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz show that the balance of power in the Middle East and surrounding regions remains problematic.

The stability of the South Caucasus is directly related to the security environment of the large neighboring regions. Any tension or geopolitical shift has a direct impact on communication channels and prospects for regional cooperation. The Ankara summit proved that pragmatic interests and strategic calculations are paramount in international relations.

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The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, was in Baku and Yerevan on July 1-2, promising to strengthen ties with Azerbaijan and Armenia through financial support and joint transport and energy projects. The results of this tour certainly require a comprehensive assessment.

Among other things, The head of the European Commission announced «Economic pressure on Armenia» and assured that Brussels is full of determination to support Yerevan, more precisely, its current establishment. Although the official’s assessment is in some contradiction with the position of the Armenian authorities. No՞ that Nikol Pashinyan himself and his cabinet have repeatedly shown their readiness for further contacts with the Russian side on issues of interest to the Armenian authorities. 

According to “Hraparak” information, the RA MFA sent letters and requests through diplomatic channels to the RF MFA, asking to invite them to the “Innoprom” exhibition to be held in Yekaterinburg to discuss the problems arising during the supply of agricultural products to Russia.

The meeting with Mikhail Mishustin took place on July 6, but already from July 10, 2026, according to the information of the food safety inspection body, the export of cargo subject to phytosanitary control in commercial volumes from Armenia by individuals is prohibited. “According to the technical regulations of the EAEU, the total weight of products subject to phytosanitary control transported by individuals for personal use cannot exceed 5 kilograms.”

Still, we got a little sidetracked. The declared goals of von der Leyen’s current tour to Azerbaijan and Armenia are to support the process of normalization of relations between Yerevan and Baku, to strengthen the transport interconnection and interdependence of Transcaucasia, to deepen economic cooperation with the region in general, and to support Nikol Pashinyan’s government. At first, the European Commissioner stood out in the “Land of Lights”, where he had a meeting with Aliyev on July 1.  The main topic of the negotiations was partnership in the energy sector.

by the way 4 years ago, when the EU was looking for an alternative to Russian energy carriers, von der Leyen was already visiting Baku to look for long-term supplies of natural gas from the western shores of the Caspian Sea.  Within 4 years, they have increased by 65 percent, Aliyev said, adding that ten countries receive Azerbaijani gas today.

“More than 40% of our trade goes to EU member states. For the European Union, Azerbaijan is the main trade partner in the South Caucasus. Almost 70% of the EU’s trade in the South Caucasus is with Azerbaijan,” said the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan proudly.

The guest from Brussels assured that the parties intend to deepen the mentioned course. “Azerbaijan will integrate its energy system with the EU. It will also create opportunities for the export of additional volumes of gas,” stated Ursula von der Leyen, highly appreciating Baku’s initiative on laying an electric cable between Transcaucasian republics.

Another cornerstone aspect of the relations was the problem of transport links and interconnection.

Within the framework of the Global Gateway (initiative for the development of a global network of infrastructure projects in third countries) program, the EU will allocate up to 200 million euros in grants for the development of transport, energy and digital connections in the region. Among the possible projects are railway communication through the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan and the development of the international sea port of Baku.

The European official announced no less Napoleonic plans in Yerevan, where he moved on July 2.

Practically all the statements of the head of the European Commission can be summed up in the fact that the EU is allegedly already fully ready to replace Russia in the region, including as a trade and energy partner. “We can redirect the products, which are currently mainly intended for the Russian market, to the EU single market – 450 million consumers.

This measure will open the door to Europe for almost 99% of Armenia’s fresh agricultural produce, as well as 90% of your exports of beverages and spirits to the EU single market. This is just the beginning,” Frau von der Leyen painted the “castles in the air”. According to him, Brussels is also full of determination to support Yerevan in diversifying its energy supply. soon a group of experts will arrive in Yerevan to solve this problem. “We have a lot of experience working in such situations.

We have gone through it in Ukraine, Moldova, we have accumulated considerable experience,” the official clarified on this occasion during a press conference with Nikol Pashinyan, who this time was careful not to make sharp contrasts between Moscow and Brussels.

Emphasizing the fact that no one in Yerevan is planning to reverse the European integration, the Prime Minister clarified that the Armenian side does not intend to worsen relations with Russia either. “We act within the interests of our country. Naturally, we do not ignore the interests of any of our international partners, but on the other hand, we cannot put the interests of any of our partners above the interests of the Republic of Armenia.”

It is quite obvious that economic and energy projects and long-term interests in that direction, which are closely related to the development of transport routes, have clearly become the main leitmotif of the tour of the head of the European Commission in Transcaucasia.. It is no coincidence that following the results of his previous visit to Azerbaijan in the summer of 2022, the head of the European Union announced his determination to increase the capacity of the Southern Gas Corridor, the 3,500 km long pipeline system connecting the Caspian region to Europe, to 20 billion cubic meters of gas per year by 2027.

It should also not be forgotten that the EU’s interest in transport routes in the Transcaucasian post-Soviet area is due not only to logistical problems, but also to the firm intention to ensure stable supplies of energy resources, rare earths, uranium and other strategically important resources, which are necessary for the development of the industry and military-industrial complex of Germany, France and other states., which are openly preparing for an armed confrontation with Russia.

Yuri Mavashev

vpoanalytics.com

Translation by Zhanna Avetisyan

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In the “Pressing” program Satik Seyranyan’s guest is Artur Khachikyan, doctor of political science from Stanford University.

The main theses of the interview are below.

• There was a time when I thought that there should be some difference between the behavior of statesmen and the Kuchi bazaar, but those times have passed… It is clear that Nikol Pashinyan’s vocabulary is to please people who want to take revenge on everyone. They enjoy how they arrest a 70-year-old man who does not show any resistance, laying him on the ground… This was not an election campaign, this was a kuch fight, razbirat. And as we said, immediately after the elections, he started repression.

• Neither the government nor the opposition won these elections, because despite massive electoral bribes in the form of increased pensions and health insurance, the government did not get a constitutional majority, and the opposition could not change the government either.:

• There is an impression that that person, Nikol Pashinyan, is taking revenge on the Armenian people. He makes a mess out of men, dignified Armenians, for that he gladly throws them to the ground… When a person takes revenge even on a lion, it is clear that several psychologists are needed to understand what is happening in that person’s consciousness. He was taking revenge on both Gagik Tsarukyan and the animal. If he was a normal person, would he tell the representatives of his nation why you are not dead?

• Macron said in his interview that Karabakh is a territory in the heart of Azerbaijan, and there are Russian soldiers there. In other words, the people of Artsakh, 120,000 of them, were not the compatriots of Charles Aznavour… This is hypocrisy. 

• European leaders are not interested in anything, neither the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, the genocide, nor the massacre of Palestine, nor the dismemberment of Syria, nor the new attack on Iran. They are only interested in one thing: a war against Russia. It’s a shameful situation in France, deindustrialization is going on in Germany… In fact, Russian gas fed the entire European economy and industry. There is a very strong fight against migrants in England:

• The number of victims in Ukraine has exceeded one million. Ukraine is destroyed, the situation in Russia is bad. The Europeans needed to create an anti-Russian platform in Ukraine. Ukraine already has its own ballistic missiles, the Europeans have provided Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine. A powerful military-industrial complex is being built there. This issue should be resolved peacefully. It could be done. But, unfortunately, Boris Johnson, the former prime minister of Great Britain, did not allow signing an agreement during the meeting in Turkey, and Russia, in turn, made mistakes, and what happened happened. If the sides with missile strikes exchanged, it could end very badly.

• As for nuclear threats, people no longer fear nuclear weapons. But if Ukraine starts using ballistic missiles, Russia will either have to surrender, which it won’t, or escalate dramatically.:

• And was it unconditional to fight with Russia to make jam with Armenian fruits, to sell apricots and roses in Europe? Look at Azerbaijan, the states of Central Asia, Georgia, how they cooperate with both Russia and the West… They continue to develop relations with Europe, but they do not fight with Russia. In whose interest was it to lose the Russian market? What problem did our peasant have with Russia? Our fighting with Russia was only in the interests of the West:

• How much longer do they have to give us that advil pain pill so we don’t feel the pain? And if those funds provided by Europe even reach Armenia, in whose hands will they end up?

• If the TRIPP project is built, it will be Iran’s next target amid a new round of US-Iran tensions. Who needed it? According to British research, there is a high probability that the third parties involved in TRIPP will be Turkey and Azerbaijan. They will have the right to do construction work and build infrastructure there. In other words, it will be their territory, Turkey and Azerbaijan will be the tiles:

• Yes, this is Turan, and our area is what they call the Corridor of Vitality. Under these conditions, if this continues, we will see Meghri when we see Van, Mush, Adana and other areas of Western Armenia. Meghri will become their territory and we will take it back when the Turks leave Northern Cyprus.:

• NATO enters the Caspian Sea. The Russians and Iran should think about it, because now, in fact, NATO can approach Iran from the north and cut off its connection with Russia. Yes, AZERBAIJAN will become the largest transport center in the Caucasus.

• We lost Karabakh, now we will lose the enclaves. There are examples in the world when the heads of states begged for peace, but then surrendered the country. Among them was Emil Hakha, the leader of Czechoslovakia. We have taken that path:

• We had two cards, two cards: Karabakh and Meghri. We gave both and got nothing in return. We are no longer a sovereign nation. This is a government that silently fulfills all the demands of Azerbaijan.

• Pranksters Vovan and Lexus are famous in Russia. We are talking about a European Turkish official who puts aside the European values, the rules of non-interference in the internal affairs of another country’s religion and state, and first says that he will punish the European observers who saw irregularities in our elections, and then that he will help to change the Catholicos and our religion. Imagine what would happen if Lukashenko said something like that:

• Azerbaijan does not say that they will cede Artsvashen. It’s a balloon. Even if they hand it over, who will go and live in Artsvashen? And they will come to live in our territories… If they hand over Tigranashen, we will not have a road to Syunik. By giving the territories of Tavush, they block the road to Georgia. I mean, we’re drowning. Those who voted for Pashinyan should understand that they voted for losing Syunik.

• Why do we think that we are better than the Karabakh people and the Palestinians? Why do we think that the same will not happen to us as to them? The people of Artsakh lost their homeland, they left, and Trump says that the Palestinians should also leave, because I will build Luna Park here.:

• Iran will not allow an American military presence on its border. We subverted our security for the pleasure of this regime and its Western masters. 

• We have 1-2 arrests per day. We are already reaching Muammar Gaddafi’s figure. This is terror. 

• Opposition votes should not be wasted. If necessary, let them take the mandates, generate something on the street if they can. Our people must finally wake up and see what is happening around us.

Details in the video.

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