Sharmazanov: It is Possible That Pashinyan Wants to Change the Foreign Policy Vector

“Any geopolitical step behind Russia can be an irreparable loss for Armenia,” said Eduard Sharmazanov, a member of the Republican Party’s Executive Body, in an interview with News.am, referring to the organization of the meeting between Pashinyan and Aliyev facilitated by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel.

“Russia is guarding our external border, while these people are seeing a direct connection between the defense ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Azerbaijan. Charles Michel is also having a phone conversation with Ilham Aliyev, and we know that a meeting is planned for December 15. On the other hand, there has been an anti-Russian hysteria from government members in parliament since the events of November 16. Oh, political nobodies, you can't even counter Aliyev’s spokesperson and are trying to blackmail Russia from parliament? They are either incompetent or traitors, and the rest will be determined by history. It is possible that Pashinyan wants to change the foreign policy vector,” he noted.

Eduard Sharmazanov emphasized that there are two armies in the region: the Turkish and the Russian. “Although Russia and Turkey have the same interests in various issues, they are competitors in the Caucasus. In many cases, they are adversaries, and at times they can become enemies. You are either with the Turk or the Russian. Did Western ships raise the Armenian banners during the 44-day war? If the Russian peacekeepers had not entered Stepanakert on November 9, the Turk would have seized all of Artsakh and Syunik. I have nothing against the West, but this is the current situation. We do not have a security system that can alone withstand the Turkish-Azerbaijani aggression. Does anyone think that the West can do anything in the region if there are Russian and Turkish armies here, and a bit further away, Iranian ones? Any step against Armenian-Russian relations will lead to Armenia's downfall,” said Eduard Sharmazanov.