If before 2020 Artsakh was used to put pressure on Armenia, now  Artsakh will be used to put pressure on Azerbaijan/Turkey - analyst

ArmInfo. The situation has become mirrored. If before 2020 Artsakh was used to put pressure on Armenia, now Artsakh will be used to put pressure on Azerbaijan/Turkey. This opinion was expressed by political analyst and security specialist Hrachya Arzumanyan on his Facebook page, analyzing the speeches and statements made today during hearings in the US Congress on Karabakh issues.

Moreover, according to Arzumanyan, if Armenia was threatened with the future, then with Azerbaijan they are talking about the past, the ethnic cleansing that has already taken place, which will force it to peace.  That is, the Artsakh problem, as a political one, will be used to put pressure on Azerbaijan and Turkey.

"Since Armenia refuses the political dimension of the Artsakh problem, we refuse to use this leverage to put pressure on centers of power. Behavior that is inexplicable to me. And yes, the Artsakh problem is really part of the Armenian Question in the 21st century in the sense that this trump card is played by the centers of power, but not by Armenia itself. Azerbaijan is repeatedly and harshly told to forget about Syunik and the war. The Senate is talking about 40,000 refugees in 2020 and 120,000 refugees in 2023. I cannot explain why Armenia only talks about 10,000 refugees," Arzumanyan notes.

At the same time, systematic work with Armenia on Euro-Atlantic integration, including in security issues, is confirmed. Azerbaijan will be forced to peace, to sign a comprehensive peace agreement. At the same time, the exodus of the Artsakh Armenians in September will be used as a bludgeon against Aliyev, as well as Turkey, which will be involved in the pacification of Azerbaijan.

According to the analyst, the launch of the Middle Corridor is being prepared, when Armenia and the South Caucasus become a global communication crossroads, in which Central Asia is also interested. Everyone benefits and there should be no use of force or threat of force.

The analyst considers the US State Department's opinion strange that the situation can be destabilized not only by Russia, but also by Iran. "An interesting point of view, of course, since Iran is in no way interested in destabilization, and not a word about Turkey as a destabilizing party. That is, the State Department believes that it is able to influence Turkey. In my opinion, this is a distorted idea of Turkey," the analyst emphasized.

Today the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US House of Representatives held a hearing on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien said the US had suspended military and other assistance to Azerbaijan, canceled some high-level visits, and Washington had signaled to Baku that there would be no normalization of bilateral relations until there was progress in peace talks with Armenia.