‘Let the reader ask themselves, does peace come from this?’ Expert on Azerbaijan’s demands

Expert on Foreign and Security Affairs at the "Lusakert" Foundation, Derenik Khachatryan, wrote on his Facebook page:

“I just touched upon the issue of failed diplomacy, and now I am compelled to address the failed 'peace' agenda. A newspaper associated with the de facto Prime Minister of Armenia published an article, citing a reliable source, which is tantamount to citing the newspaper's owner, detailing what Azerbaijan wants from Armenia, threatening war if these demands are not met:

1. Dissolution of the Artsakh Defense Army.
2. Recognition of Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan without any autonomy status, meaning a status of 0.
3. A corridor through Armenian territory.
4. Border demarcation and delimitation based on maps from 1919 and 1920 (it is still unknown which specific maps are being referred to).
5. Clarification of the fate of missing Azerbaijanis, possibly with the aim of later accusing Armenia of war crimes.

Let the reader ask themselves, does peace come from this? Is there any normal Armenian willing to satisfy these demands? Suppose the Armenian side agrees; what are Azerbaijan’s next demands going to be?

Immediately after the 44-day War, expert circles insisted that we should abandon the fake peace agenda and instead rally all state, political, and public potential to prepare for the inevitable new war. For this, it was necessary to buy UAVs instead of asphalt, allocate air defense systems instead of bonuses for police and public sector personnel, and instead of arresting opposition activists, try to organize unification. Instead of closing the doors to prominent figures from the Diaspora, we needed to utilize their potential to make the Armenian narrative understandable worldwide.

We have often pointed out that those who exclude war for the Black Lake will be forced to fight for Lake Sevan; after the surrender of the Ishkhanasar heights, we will have to dig trenches around Sisian, and by ceding the Al lakes section, the adversary will hold over Vardenis and Jermuk.

It has also been repeatedly stated that any concessions not envisioned in the November 9 statement will only provoke Azerbaijan's appetite. These include the ceding of the Goris-Kapan road, publicizing the theme of 'enclaves', the concession of several settlements in Armenia and Artsakh—Shurnukh, Khndzoresk, and Hin Tagher—and so on, as well as the handover of minefield maps, the delivery of bodies from the first war that weren’t envisaged by any agreement, the commencement of the delimitation process, and the beginning of the actual dissolution process of the Artsakh Armed Forces, etc.

Many of these processes have already been initiated by the Armenian authorities at Azerbaijan's request and they are trying in every way to justify them through various propaganda means to ensure public acceptance.

The response to all criticisms has been singular: ‘We have a mandate from the people to establish peace, or in short, whatever we want, that's what we will negotiate.’ Now, these same people explain to the Armenian public with innocent looks that the 'peace mandate' given to them is worthless because it has ‘turned out’ that Azerbaijan is an aggressive and expansionist state rather than a ‘civilized and educated’ partner.

Meanwhile, we lost positions, forces, and of course, time… Just a month ago, the de facto prime minister stated that in his view, all countries want peace, including Azerbaijan and Turkey… It is evident that he very well understood the ‘price of peace’ desired by Azerbaijan; so why did he still make such a statement…?”