Pashinyan's Moscow Visit Sparks Conflict Within Ruling Faction

According to “Hraparak,” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s visit to Moscow has ignited a feud within the ruling faction. Sources indicate that following the joint statement by Pashinyan and Putin, the 'Western' or more accurately, Soros-aligned segment is openly protesting in the parliament, threatening Pashinyan for 'kissing the Russian boot' and fleeing from the West. Conversely, the pro-Russian wing is enthusiastic.

Despite not meeting with deputies before or after his trip to Moscow nor presenting the results of his visit, the mere mention of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue in the statement has allowed ruling faction members to positively evaluate the visit in terms of resolving the issue. Notably, just weeks earlier, following a meeting in Brussels, there wasn’t a single mention of Karabakh in the statement issued by European Council President Charles Michel.

Our source noted that this is the third such instance where Nagorno-Karabakh was omitted from outcomes of trilateral meetings held in the European Union. Following the meeting on December 14, 2021, between Charles Michel, Nikol Pashinyan, and Ilham Aliyev, and a virtual meeting in February 2022 involving French President Macron and the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, the term 'Karabakh' was absent from the communications issued by the parties involved.

For more details, refer to today’s edition of the newspaper.