(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Rena Murshud read more Brussels, Moscow and then Chisinau - after these successive and
wonderful meetings, but also rather sad for Armenia, the authority
desperately began to look for a new patron for the country.
Until now, the leadership of Armenia, leaning either to Russia
or to the European Union, seems to have lost all hopes. Even
France, which used to be the closest sister to Yerevan
administration, makes no longer any difference for them.
Recently, the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan
told the media that the peace agreement between Yerevan and Baku
should be secured by a third country. According to him, after the
signing of the peace agreement, it is important to have a guarantor
who will monitor the implementation of the agreements reached. It
doesn't matter if it's Russia, France, USA or Germany. The main
thing is that someone stands behind Armenia...
Strangely enough, after the statements of the Prime Minister of
Armenia, the representatives of the government each time express
different opinions. We really wonder if there is a "leader" in this
country who has a sole word in every decision, or is anarchy
reigning in the country?
"I wouldn't talk about anarchy. There is a legitimate leader
Nikol Pashinyan and there is a legitimate government. The official
government comes exclusively from the Prime Minister and from the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
This was told by Vadym Tryukhan, a Ukrainian diplomat, in a
commented on the issue for Azernews, adding that the hopelessness
of the Armenian authorities is mostly related to Russia, which is
the leading country in the region. In his response to the question
whether Armenia really lost hope for its sister country - France,
he said that, even Russia is not a glimpse of hope for them now.
"Russia has lost credibility and reputation by bringing war to
Ukraine. Armenia understands that Russia will not be able to
guarantee either its independence or any agreements that Armenia
will conclude with Azerbaijan. Therefore, it is looking for other
states that could become serious players in this matter."
Concerning support from European partners for Armenia, the
Ukranian diplomat said that the US and the EU are more likely to be
two key players that can somehow guarantee peace agreements between
Azerbaijan and Armenia. For this reason, the expert expressed hope
that the upcoming meeting in Brussels will be decisive and
important.
"In fact, this is a chance for Azerbaijan to maintain its
territorial integrity. And for Armenia, it will get rid of a bad
inheritance due to the conflict over the course of 30 years between
Azerbaijan and Armenia - the conflict that Pashinyan inherited from
the previous leaders of this country. I assume, the main task for
Armenia, as a historical chance, is to agree and find effective
guarantors to reach an agreement and live in peace and prosperity,"
he said.
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Rena Murshud is AzerNews' staff journalist, follow her on
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