Artsakh lands did not belong to Armenia, Pashinyan had no right to give them away — Harut Sassounian

Pashinyan, as always, is doing everything wrong, Harut Sassounian, the editor and publisher of the California Courier newspaper, told Alpha News.

“The Zangezur corridor issue is extremely complex, all countries have their own interests. The issue of the corridor that opened after Armenia’s defeat in 2020 should have nothing to do with the war in Artsakh. Yes, we lost Artsakh, but we could have had a ceasefire, and that’s it. But Pashinyan, as always, is doing everything wrong. This ceasefire was unusual; there has been nothing like it in world history. A normal ceasefire is when both armies stop and do not continue the war from where they left off.

According to the November 9 agreement, Armenia, without firing a shot, handed over to Azerbaijan territories that no Azerbaijani soldier had ever set foot on. Pashinyan constantly emphasizes that he was elected by the citizens of Armenia and represents only Armenia, not Artsakh. How can he sign a document and say that he is giving these lands to Azerbaijan? Those lands did not belong to Armenia, he had no right to give them away. The Armenian Prime Minister has no right to sign such a document, even if it concerns Armenia, not Artsakh. This must be submitted to the Constitutional Court and the National Assembly for ratification,” Sassounian said.

According to him, the November 9 agreement was signed with major mistakes, one of which was the exchange of prisoners.

“There were many mistakes in the November 9 agreement, for example, the exchange of prisoners, the fact that both sides must exchange all prisoners. Why did Pashinyan send all the Azerbaijani prisoners to Baku without returning ours? Our prisoners have been suffering in prison for 4 years, some may have already been killed.

The issue of the Zangezur corridor would not have been on the agenda if Pashinyan had not decided that the nicer he was to enemy countries, the greater the chances for peace. This is a naive approach. Azerbaijanis and Turks use Pashinyan’s naivety and force him to make concessions. Pashinyan, in turn, says that if we do not give lands, there will be war,” Harut Sassounian concluded.