The five preconditions presented by Azerbaijan to Armenia are preconditions for capitulation under the guise of "diplomacy." The chairman of the Helsinki Committee of Armenia, human rights activist Avetik Ishkhanyan told this to Armenian News-NEWS.am.
"The ‘peace’ declared by the Armenian authorities means surrendering; that is, they present surrendering and capitulation as 'peace.' The clearest of those [five] points is the recognition of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan; that is, the renunciation of Artsakh [(Nagorno-Karabakh)], which means the de-Armenianization of Artsakh. The next, under the so-called 'opening of communications,' means the opening of the 'Zangezur corridor,' which is the annexation of [Armenia’s] Syunik [Province]. Under the name of '[Armenia-Azerbaijan border] delimitation and demarcation,' they are already carrying out the occupation of the territories of Armenia—without resistance," he said.
The human rights activist noted that the Armenian authorities do not respond to any encroachment by Azerbaijan, and this raises great suspicions.
"This means an internal agreement, a conspiracy. And if any response is heard from any ruling side, those secret documents will be publicized by that side," he added.
As for the fact that Armenia applied to the OSCE Minsk Group on the normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and presented respective proposals, Ishkhanyan noted: "Does Armenia not have its [own] position? I do not think that in this tense Russian-Ukrainian crisis situation, the Minsk Group has time to deal with the Artsakh, Armenia, and Azerbaijan issue. The matter is different here. In the event that Armenia is ready to surrender under the name of 'peace' and some international organizations, countries decide to deal with regional issues, they will resolve the issues in favor of Azerbaijan. Why? Because Armenia is ready for concessions. And if one side is ready for concessions, they will not go against the other [side]."