Baku to make further demands - Armenian MP

ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities are forming in the public consciousness the idea of the need for concessions to Azerbaijan, Armen Rustamyan of the opposition parliamentary faction Armenia told reporters on April 9.

According to him, a clearly programmed process continues to achieve  the set goal. "Recently, Nikol Pashinyan visited the border regions  of the country, where he, threatening local residents with the  possibility of war, is going to surrender some villages," the deputy  noted, adding that the shots heard from Azerbaijan against the  background of this process are a continuation of this policy. The  authorities' assurances that the shots were isolated and did not pose  any danger do not stand up to criticism. "In this case, why are you  instilling fear in the people? But the goal is one: to surrender  parts of the territory of Armenia, while satisfying the demands of  Azerbaijan," the MP said. 

He pointed out that there are currently no negotiations between  Yerevan and Baku in international formats; we are talking only about  some verbal agreements, which are accompanied by a tense situation on  the borders in order for Azerbaijan and Turkey to get the results  they need.

Rustamyan noted that Baku's plans are far-reaching, and it will not  limit itself to the demand for control over four villages in the  Tavush region. Against this background, the Armenian authorities  declare their consent to concessions, but do not know where they end.  Meanwhile, according to the oppositionist, the goal of the republican  authorities is the liquidation of Armenia and the creation of Western  Azerbaijan on its territory. Rustamyan did not rule out the  possibility that Azerbaijan, after single shots, would move on to  large-scale military action in order to immediately solve all  existing problems. "After local actions, the enemy managed to achieve  some results, but now it is quite possible that Azerbaijan will  launch a full-scale attack, especially when we ourselves declare that  this or that territory is not ours. Thus, we invite the enemy to our  lands," the MP said. 

He emphasized that no matter how much the authorities announced that  the issue of the so-called Zangezur corridor was being removed from  the agenda, the 9th point of the trilateral statement by the leaders  of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan continues to be valid. "But I dare  to assure you that the Azerbaijani authorities will not limit  themselves to this corridor, they will do everything possible to  ensure that Armenia loses its geopolitical factor. By surrendering 4  villages in Tavush, we will receive a powerful geopolitical blow, up  to the loss of the road towards Georgia. Baku really wants to take it  under its control.  control of all strategically important roads of  Armenia. All other demands of Azerbaijan are a matter of technology.  Armenia has been brought to such an extent that it cannot even  protect its minimal interests," Armen Rustamyan concluded.