“It is difficult for the winner to negotiate” (video)
A few days ago in Stepanakert Serzh Sargsyan explained his visit to Karabakh by the fact that difficult times are ahead, “Now is time when both the armed forces, the population and the NKR citizens must be ready for living through difficult times.” The Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) Head Vahram Baghdasaryan isn’t surprised by this statement; he thinks that Serzh Sargsyan hints that ceasefire is deceptive, everything may be expected from Azerbaijan, “If at present we try to calm down our troops, our society, saying that we are powerful, we are strong and nothing can happen, I think that it will be rather unfounded statement.” There are no negotiations, no peace. Mr Baghdasaryan does not agree that for the Armenian side it has become difficult to participate in the negotiations from the winner’s position, “For the winner it is always difficult to negotiate, as the loser can always find reasons, as the loser doesn’t want to admit its defeat.” But we know that in the interview with Russian journalist Kiselyov, Serzh Sargsyan told that he was ready to return 7 regions, which are considered to be security zone, to Azerbaijan. Yet, that isn’t enough for Aliyev, “The issue of Nagorno Karabakh’s status was the priority, and they say another thing- to leave it at the end.” Leader of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) Levon Ter-Petrosyan still in 1997 said that the longer the settlement of the conflict lasts, the more difficult it will be for the Armenian side to negotiate. HAK faction Head Levon Zurabyan says, “For 20 years we have warned that military balance changes in favor of Azerbaijan.” “Everything is going towards war,” says Levon Zurabyan. These authorities had an opportunity to find solutions, for which they came to power in 1998. Today we even don’t negotiation from the positions of the strong side. By the way, according to Levon Zurabyan, Serzh Sargsyan himself is obliged to explain what he meant by saying “people must be ready for living through difficult times.”
