There is uncertainty before Vienna meeting (video)
There is uncertainty before the meeting of Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev which is due to be held in Vienna, Austria, later on Monday. “We do not possess any information about the upcoming meeting. Nor can we guess what kind of proposals will be made to the sides,” ethnographer Hranush Kharatyan said today. The society that showed unprecedented consolidation and unity during the April war should define the boundary which the authorities cannot step during the talks. “Our order to the person who has gone to participate in talks in Vienna is not to give in. But we do not know Armenia’s positions in this situation,” she said. Political analyst Manvel Sargsyan reminds that for many years Armenia has been pursuing imprudent foreign policy, neglecting its own interests in many cases. “For example, in 1991 when joining the CIS, we recognized Azerbaijan. People did not realize then that by recognizing the sovereignty and territorial integrity of that country they were giving the country the right to use legal weapons to protect its sovereignty and borders,” he said. Mr Sargsyan says the same superficiality continues today. “Even after being embroiled in a war Armenia did not recognize the Artsakh independence. Our authorities are afraid that they might be punished if they recognize Artsakh. It is time to change this mentality.” The participates of the forum organized by the Helsinki Committee of Armenia agreed that winners are the countries that fully realize their rights and force others to respect these rights.
