ArmInfo.In order to avoid a potential big tragedy, Armenia should look carefully, step over its troubles and problems and negotiate directly with Azerbaijan. Former Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov stated in an interview on the Chibukhchyan Live youtube channel.
At the same time, he stressed that European democracy, as an intermediary-guarantor is still better than the President of the Russian Federation with his future imperial values as a guarantor.
At the same time, Avakov recalled the position of the Europeans regarding the generally accepted borders of Nagorno-Karabakh, which, according to the latter, should be part of Azerbaijan. <I'm not trying to pass for a great specialist or a supporter of a compromise now. My relatives also suffered greatly from the latest military events in Karabakh. You just need to be very wise to prevent a national tragedy. I do not think that Armenia needs to cede its territories. Today it is necessary to talk about obtaining appropriate guarantees for the national development, culture, freedom, communication of Armenia and Artsakh. Build a system of agreements around this>, said the ex-head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
In his opinion, the balance in such a situation can be maintained, if French President Emmanuel Macron, France, the EU, and the USA are chosen as a grenade. "And get out of this "prison of peoples", which is now being built again by Mr. Putin," Avakov stressed.
At the same time, he expressed indignation at the deployment of Russian border guards on the RA border. Such, according to the Ukrainian politician, should not be allowed. In this context, he recalled Russia's statements about the "fraternal Ukrainian people", which did not prevent the latter from destroying Ukrainian cities today. Avakov did not rule out a similar scenario for Armenia.
The only advice that can be given to Armenia in such a difficult situation is to go through difficult compromises by consensus. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, according to the former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, must gather the opposition forces, present the situation and by general consensus, by all the people, choose and support some kind of decision. Only by agreeing among themselves, according to Arsen Avakov, one can have a strong position in the negotiation process. "Moreover, there are few places where you will find such lobbyism as that of the Armenians. You have to use it correctly. This is very important," he added. According to Avakov, Armenia is able to resolve its issues in a similar way. And after Ukraine coped with Russia, the former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs expressed the opinion that Armenia should move to a completely different level of relations with Ukraine, which would be quite promising.