ArmInfo.The international community is promising unanimity on Armenia and Artsakh if Armenia's authorities agree to lower status for Artsakh. Otherwise, the international community says Armenia should not hope for them, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated in Parliament on Wednesday.
"Robert Kocharyan was not at all exaggerating while stating that Armenia too has territorial integrity issues. It was difficult for us to convince ourselves that after 30 years of hardships we had to surrender the fruits of the victory in exchange to nothing. Accepting that was tantamount to admitting that we had erected a facade, whereas we had totally failed to construct state institutions. Even as an opposition member I could not accept that much less so read out this verdict while looking straight into people's eyes. But I am saying to discuss the future not the past. In fact, we have a similar situation now, and I cannot but say it," the premier said.
"The international community is telling us straightforwardly now: being the world's only country refusing to recognize Turkey's ally Azerbaijan's territorial integrity is a great threat not only to Artsakh, but also to Armenia. The international community is telling us again now: request a lower status for Nagorno- Karabakh's status, and you will enjoy international unanimity on Armenia and Artsakh. Otherwise, we request you not to hope for us not because we are unwilling to help, but because we are unable to," Mr Pashinyan said.
These are social and psychological motives making Armenia's authorities to consistently state there is no alternative to the peace agenda despite all the difficulties, he said.