Sharmazanov: If Pashinyan had even one percent of Serzh Sargsyan’s state thinking, we wouldn’t be on the path of becoming a puppet for Turks

RPA Supreme Body member Eduard Sharmazanov read Serzh Sargsyan’s letter to Vladimir Putin and felt proud that “the Republic of Armenia had such a pro-state president committed to national interests.”

“Once again, it becomes clear that Serzh Sargsyan consistently defended and supported the right of the people of Artsakh to self-determination.

The negotiations were torpedoed by Azerbaijan.

The unaddressed statements of the co-chairs only ‘played into Aliyev’s hands.’

Armenia was ready for compromises, but not unilateral concessions.

Artsakh’s right to self-determination was Serzh Sargsyan’s red line.

Azerbaijan sought a military solution and disrupted the balance of forces.

These are positions that protected the interests of Armenia and Artsakh,” Sharmazanov stated.

According to him, the letter also had concrete outcomes: following it, Armenia signed a preferential $300 million agreement with Russia for the purchase of weapons at domestic factory prices.

“Even in 2019, Artsakh’s future was still supposed to be determined by a referendum under the package presented to Nikol.

And what did Nikol do?

He handed over Artsakh to Aliyev in Prague.

If Nikol and his team had even one percent of Serzh Sargsyan’s state thinking, we would not be heading down the path of ‘becoming a puppet for the Turks,’” the RPA member added.