“Firstly, one should anticipate sharpening of situation on the contact line. It’s a good tradition of Ilham Aliyev to shell villages of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh prior to any meeting or summit linked to Karabakh-Azerbaijan conflict, launching unmanned aerial vehicles, attempt to anger the negotiating parties and mediators. I don’t have any expectation of a breakthrough outcome.”
We should do everything. I’m not saying there is no need for the time being, that need is always available, 24 hours a day. However, we have President, National Assembly, Prime Minister and they are all able to raise the issues in political instances and protect. If needed and the Catholicos interferes we will surely bring our participation as well.
The Defense Ministry of Nagorno Karabakh informs that overnight June 9-10 the situation was relatively calm in Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan line of contact.
“The existent situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, in particular, the tension, allow Moscow to show itself from political interest perspective more and more, increasing its presence on the conflict zone. In my conviction currently, as media outlets report Lavrov’s document is on Russian presidential table.
If there is military threat, the Armenian side will manage its forces, we have touched upon it,” he said, adding that the system activates information exchange between the countries, by that making air defense productive. ”Armenia’s president manages his forces,” Tsyganok concluded.
The President said the Armenian community in Belgium had always played an active role in supporting the Motherland, and expressed hope that such a patriotic activity will expand during the upcoming years.
A collective security deal on a united regional air defense system in the Caucasus, which should be discussed in the National Assembly these days, in fact, is much more dangerous, than simple concerns, that upon that agreement the right to make decisions in Armenia’s air defense system will be provided to Russia.
“Azerbaijan raises the issue of returning territories. Of course, a compromising step should be taken, however, one thing is obvious: until the issue of Karabakh’s status quo isn’t settled, any compromise shouldn’t be made, as it may have irreversible implications. Stepanakert may be simply put under attack. Besides, 1994-1995 ceasefire agreements should be kept in the center of attention. NKR conflict won’t be settled through negotiations. However, only by patriotic slogans we won’t reach settlement as well,” he said.
Collective Security Treaty Organization—CSTO, in fact, was established for that very purpose: to subordinate security systems of member countries by various formulations under Russia’s control.
I personally know Samvel Babayan, yet years ago I got acquainted with him, thus I can share with my personal impressions. In my opinion, Samvel Babayan in no way is a politician, even by 1 percent, he is an ordinary militarian, thus, he has no political perspectives.
