Pashinyan's Team Responds Promptly to Events Threatening Their Authority, But Avoids Statements from Turkey: T. Abrahamyan

When Turkey announced its condemnation of the "attempted military coup" in Armenia, referring to the statement of the Armed Forces General Staff, I was cautious to comment. This was stated by Tigran Abrahamyan, head of the "Henaket" analytical center, in a post on his Facebook page.

"After that, Turkey managed to welcome Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's announcement regarding the intention to hold early elections in Armenia. I am not yet discussing other statements made by various Turkish officials on Armenia's internal politics at different occasions. I primarily aim to view these statements in the context of Turkey's active entry and 'convenient' positioning in our region, and it is clear that we will have more opportunities to hear Turkey's responses regarding the ongoing situations in and around Armenia in the near future.

But the issue lies elsewhere. When Turkey condemned the attempted military 'coup' in Armenia, the main discussions and analyses were conducted within the framework of the political support being conveyed to Pashinyan. The same logic applied during discussions on the Turkish response to the holding of early elections in Armenia. What is concerning here is not so much Turkey's statements as it is the fact that the authorities do not respond in any way to Turkish interventions. Nikol Pashinyan and his team respond promptly to any event threatening their authority, yet bypass Turkey's statements through any means.

Can we assume that this aligns with their interests, and from this perspective, they do not care who provides political support? Can we exclude any form of cooperation between Pashinyan’s government and the Turkish authorities within the framework of their mutual interests? In any case, we cannot exclude these questions when articulating the answers; moreover, detailed analyses are likely to confirm more than they exclude.

And finally, why do officials of various calibers from the government become highly aggressive when faced with criticism within the country, yet are so cordial when comments about Armenia or their specific government come from Turkey or Azerbaijan?" Abrahamyan wrote.