„The short-term goal of the enemy is the capture of Shushi and the closure of the Lachin corridor. It is natural, we will not allow it”․ Davit Babayan, Advisor to the President of the Artsakh Republic on Foreign Relations
The situation in Artsakh is the same, which has not changed. The enemy continues its attacks, shelling the cities: “Early in the morning, a number of peaceful settlements were heavily shelled in Shushi, Martakert, Martuni. The enemy has launched large-scale attacks in several directions. It is natural that the Defense Army is standing in its positions, in general, ensuring the security of the state and the people,” said Davit Babayan. According to Davit Babayan, the enemy has several goals: the capture of Shushi, the capture of Berdzor, and the capture of Lachin on the most important road. “Besides all this, the enemy is trying to intimidate people inside Artsakh, to go deeper, to paralyze the land, so that it will be difficult to restore it in the future so that people do not want to return there. This is a long-term plan, and the short-term plan is the capture of Shushi and the closure of the Lachin corridor. Naturally, we will not allow it,” said Davit Babayan. Referring to RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s statement that Israel helps Turkish terrorists fighting against Artsakh, Davit Babayan said that there is an ambiguous situation in Israel. “We are in touch with various segments of society, public figures, analysts.
Therefore, I can say that the majority of the people of Israel understand our struggle, they have compassion for us. Nevertheless, there are some groups in the Israeli government that are cooperating closely with Azerbaijan and Turkey, and a very strange situation is being created. In other words, they back Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who says that Jerusalem should be liberated, who called Adolf Hilter an effective ruler, considers himself an idol, etc. In fact, it turns out that some official circles in Israel are making a deal with the Nazis. This is not true only from the point of view of international law. One can say, it turns out that the heirs of the Holocaust enter into a deal with the fans of the fascists.
This is very well understood in Israel, and not only in Israel. Therefore, the Jewish people are friendly people to us, but some of its official circles have close ties with Turkey. This is a disgrace, an insult to the memory of the Holocaust victims,” Davit Babayan stressed. He warned that in this case, it is necessary to get rid of illusions, and “to make the bilateral relations thrive, and also to further develop the relations with all brotherly countries.” As for the use of white phosphorus by the enemy in Artsakh, the reaction of the international community in connection with it, Davit Babayan noted that the responsible international structures do not give a sufficient response so far. One should not naively expect that there will be such a reaction. “At least now, we must categorically reconsider our approaches. We are being massacred, there is no response from outside. Therefore, we should not connect our destiny with this or that international organization,” stated․
