YEREVAN. – Past daily of the Republic of Armenia (RA) writes: For a long time, experts and politicians (understandably, except for pro-government circles) have been warning that these authorities have washed [their] hands of Artsakh [(Nagorno-Karabakh)] and left Artsakh out of the processes. These talks became more substantial after the [recent] Brussels meeting.
"In fact, in Brussels they were trying to ensure the start of peace talks, which were based on the 5 points presented by Azerbaijan. At least the first three of these points indicate that if the RA agrees with them, thus it renounces Artsakh, recognizes the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, renounces territorial claims today and in the future, refuses to raise at international organizations the issue of self-determination of the people of Artsakh.
"It is the biggest challenge that, by and large, the interests of Armenia and Artsakh are not represented and secured in this process," says Hermine Mkhitaryan, an expert at the Hayatsk analytical center, in a conversation with Past.
This policy of the [Armenian] authorities is "irrigated" in a special way by the obvious and incognito pro-government circles.