'The active phase of military actions has ended, yet we are now witnessing a creeping occupation of Armenia," former prime minister of Armenia Khosrov Harutyunyan said at a round-table discussion organised by "Salute of Honour and Respect" pre-election bloc. In Harutyunyan's words, Azerbaijan is making use of the incapability of Armenia's authorities and tries to take strategic positions which may pose a threat to the security of Armenia in the future. Harutyunyan believes if no actions are taken to resist Azerbaijan, the developments may lead to irreversible consequences for Armenia.
The former prime minister also pointed to the non-existent link between Armenia and Artsakh at present. "The argument that Armenia stays the security guarantor of Artsakh sounds empty words," said Harutyunyan, adding that fact should receive economic, political and military assessments.
He next asserted that the region has occurred in a new geopolitical configuration which has exposed new threats for Armenia. Per him, the security concept for Armenia-Artsakh should be reconsidered in the current geopolitical context and create guarantees for dynamic development.
"The trilateral statement from November 9 in no way may serve legal basis for the peace agreement of the Artsakh settlement," emphasized Harutyunyan, admitting at the same time the role of the trilateral statement in ending the bloodshed.