HAVING TROUBLE WITH VICTORY

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“I get the impression that they are having trouble with our victory. They want to simply hand over the lands. Fine, let’s give them away. Let’s just give away Yerevan and get it over with,” told today to those with moods for concessions former Commander of the Nagorno-Karabakh army Samvel Babayan. He doesn’t agree with the claims that Armenians will start living better after the Karabakh conflict settlement or the opening of the border.

“It’s not going to be like that for the next 20-30 years,” said Samvel babayan and substantiated that by saying that even if Azerbaijan signs a treaty and the roads open, Armenians will not be able to travel freely from Armenia to Azerbaijan. The commander of the army that won the war believes that the lands cannot be given up.

“There has to be a conclusion by strategists, then ecologists and geologists and then political figures can make decisions.”

Babayan responded to the question of “A1+” that he doesn’t see a danger of a fast, anti-Armenian solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and believes that there will not be a political solution for the next five years and if the administration does make that kind of decision, Samvel Babayan will consolidate people and the people will not let the administration do that.

Samvel Babayan added that the conflict will not be settled by turning in the seven regions because judging from Azerbaijan’s statements, they want more than just lands. “They want Karabakh in its entirety; that’s why we shouldn’t talk about the return of lands.”

He also believes that it is better to leave things the way they are until a right solution is found. Although he is against “giving away” the lands just like that, he is in favor of a compromised solution. As far as the Meindorf treaty is concerned, Babayan says that that was yet another document that was signed and it is very bad that it lacked the signature of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Former Nagorno-Karabakh army commander Samvel Babayan also sees no danger in the changes made to the Karabakh-based referendum bill.

“The government uses public opinion to make decisions in all civilized countries.”