We must see to it that this document is not signed; for this, we must bring the people out to fight. Opposition MP Ishkhan Saghatelyan, a representative of the Supreme Body of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun Party of Armenia, told this to a press conference Tuesday, referring to the prospects for the signing of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
"If the [incumbent Armenian] authorities realize that there is no resistance, it will sign and digest, it will sign the peace treaty. It is obvious that there is an arrangement between [Armenian PM] Pashinyan and [Azerbaijani president] Aliyev to sign the document this year.
“We have our ideas of moves. But since this is not a matter of one political force, we will discuss the matter with all healthy forces and go out to fight. I can't say a specific time, day, place, but we will fully engage in the fight. Every Armenian must stand up for his homeland. If we can fully explain the risks to people, we will push people to fight; moreover, the citizens who are indifferent. What Nikol Pashinyan announced is not a peace treaty; it is a new capitulation, the signing of which will have disastrous consequences for the Armenian people. The only way to prevent this is popular resistance. One person cannot decide the fate of our 5000-year-old nation," Saghatelyan said.
According to him, the Armenian political forces should present three very accessible things to the Armenian public: a plan to get Armenia out of the current situation, an implementing team, and a roadmap for change of power in the country.
"Instead of ensuring the territorial integrity of our country, the preservation of Artsakh's [(Nagorno-Karabakh)] right to self-determination, the security of the Armenian people, the [incumbent Armenian] authorities say to surrender for the sake of salvation; that is the road self-destruction. The Armenian people have that resource to fight for their homeland," Saghatelyan said.
"We are not ready to give new territories to the enemy; there is no alternative. Their proposed road has absolutely nothing to do with peace.(…). The main thing is to prevent the signing of the document. And to completely neutralize the danger, it is necessary to remove the [incumbent Armenian] authorities [from power] because we are condemned by these authorities," the opposition MP said.