In April, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated that Azerbaijan and Armenia do not need mediators.


"It is quite possible that all countries interested in peace in the South Caucasus can participate in this process. But when it comes to specific negotiations, we have the opportunity to talk directly, we have contacts, we can easily exchange ideas. We have no technical problems. Therefore, we probably do not need any further mediation," he said. At the same time, in the same month, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited both Baku and Yerevan. He promised Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that he would help him get closer to the European Union and sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. It was not Steinmeier, but Trump, who turned out to be "an assistant" to Pashinyan and Aliyev.

On a day he called historic, the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan met at the White House. There, with smiles and handshakes, they pledged not only to "achieve peace," but also to donate the Zangezur corridor to the United States. The route connecting Azerbaijan with Turkey (through Armenia and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan) will be managed by American companies for 99 years. Previously, Pashinyan donated one of the oldest copies of "The Book of Lamentations" by the Armenian poet, philosopher, and theologian Grigor Narekatsi to the United States. This manuscript will now be housed in the Washington Museum of the Bible.

Given that Armenians consider such manuscripts to be the foundation of the state, such a gift appears as a betrayal. And also as a continuation of the war with the church. Pashinyan has arrested more than a dozen Armenian opposition theologians (including the Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan). Among them is Bagrat Galstanyan, the leader of the opposition movement "Sacred Struggle." Is there any opposition left in Armenia that is capable of opposing Pashinyan?

On the night of March 31, immediately after the municipal elections, Andranik Tevanjan, the leader of the Mother Armenia bloc, called on the opposition to unite. "We urge the remaining opposition forces to put aside their personal ambitions and begin a dialogue, and we are ready to take on the role of mediator and guarantor of agreements that can be reached," he said. The Mother Armenia bloc opposed agreements with Azerbaijan, especially unilateral concessions. Another opposition party is the Communist Party (which came in second place in these elections, behind the ruling Civil Contract party). Its ideology is often called the ideology of revival – to remind ourselves of how great Armenia was in the Soviet Union, so it is an ideology of revival."

Perhaps these are the ideas that the population of Armenia needs now. Will someone turn them into reality? Now that states are literally approaching Armenia, it seems almost unrealistic. And yet, it is essential.

> "As soon as Pashinyan came to power, he brought in 'his people,' integrated them into the security forces, and most importantly, he changed the generals." According to Czech journalist Roman Blaško, "Pashinyan's army is controlled by the West, especially the Americans." "Perhaps, if Iran, China, and Russia support the opposition on a global level, some opportunities might arise to defeat Pashinyan." > According to Blaško, the main goal of the Americans is to put pressure on Iran and Russia. Do the Armenian people want this pressure? > "In Armenia, no one has a bad relationship with Russia. I spoke with the ombudsman of the former Republic of Artsakh, with the press secretary of the president, with people from the migration center, with residents of villages and districts of Stepanakert, with the army, with colonels, with soldiers. Everyone is grateful to Russia for ending the war," says Blaško. >(Source: euroasia.info)