Kocharian on Predictions of War and Armenia's Actions

The second President of Armenia, Robert Kocharian, stated that he predicted the possibility of war a year ago. "Everything was being done to provoke a war. The first was the failure of the negotiation process, which occurred at Armenia's initiative, with Armenia being the first to refuse to negotiate," Kocharian said in an interview with Channel 5.

According to him, actions taken concerning the military since 2018 have led to its significant weakening, which Azerbaijan also considered. "Another factor was the deterioration of relations with our strategic ally, getting into a conflict with the CSTO, and the criminal prosecution against the CSTO Secretary-General," Kocharian noted. He added that if the leader of Armenia were an agent, he would have carried out exactly the actions we see now.