Newly Signed Document May Present New Challenges for Armenia, Says Seyran Ohanyan

The document signed in Moscow on January 11 is one of the latest failures of the authorities and represents another setback, said Seyran Ohanyan, former Minister of Defense of Armenia, in an interview with "Factinfo."

Recall that the first three-party meeting after the end of the war took place in Moscow on January 11, resulting in a new trilateral statement regarding the unblocking of trade, economic, and transport links, and it was decided to create a working group for this purpose. Moreover, the trilateral meeting did not record any positive outcomes regarding the return of Armenian prisoners of war, which was openly announced by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who stated that "the issue of prisoners was not resolved during negotiations, which is a highly sensitive issue for the Armenian side."

Prior to going to Moscow, Pashinyan had presented the return of prisoners as a prerequisite for signing the document on unblocking transport links, but ultimately, the issue remained unresolved, and Pashinyan signed the contentious document anyway.

Seyran Ohanyan assessed that if the newly signed document is implemented, Armenia will face new challenges. "Under the slogan 'We are winning,' military operations took a different turn, and today the government does not present to our public what is necessary under the slogan 'We are silent,' nor do they disclose what is presented in the documents," Ohanyan said, emphasizing that "this document is yet another failure, another setback. The failed and defeated authorities are under various pressures and are in a paralyzed state, often not even understanding that every step is a retreat."