Karen Bekaryan: The current authorities of Armenia display a tendency to enter into various agreements behind the back of the society

Political scientist Karen Bekaryan does not rule out the
possibility that the Armenian authorities can once again enter into various
agreements behind the back of the society.

Referring to the tripartite meeting in Brussels in his
meeting with ABC Media, Bekaryan noted that every single point discussed during
negotiations shouldn’t necessarily produce results or be brought into the open.

 

“On top of this, the current authorities of Armenia
display a tendency to enter into various agreements behind the back of the
society. And we have been witness to this more than once,” Karen Bekaryan
said.

According to the expert, it is extremely unlikely that the
points on the agenda, followed by the government, bear relation to reality.

Referring to the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry
that Yerevan recognized Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan during the negotiations
brokered by the EU, thus fundamentally changing the conditions under which the
statement of November 9, 2020 was signed between the Russian, Azerbaijani and
Armenian leaders, the expert noted: “The statement of the Russian Foreign
Ministry comes as a recognition of the fact that the current Armenian
authorities recognized Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan, thus changing the
conditions of the statement of November 9. It is not fair to lay your share of
responsibility at the door of another country.”

However, above all, Bekaryan thinks that there is more to
this than meets the eye. 

“The question as to how well Armenia has fulfilled its
responsibilities is yet to be discussed. However, a specific share of
responsibility falls on Russia and other mediators as well. Any subject of
international law has its own share of responsibility. Statements that Armenia
made this or that mistake with regard to the situation in Artsakh will only
fail to produce any solution to the issue. It doesn’t sound logical at all as
the Russian Federation has assumed specific responsibilities,” the expert
said.

The expert claims that the irresponsibility of the Armenian
authorities does not absolve other players from their own responsibilities.