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Nikol Pashinyan “brought a doctor’s note”

December 26 2024, 15:05

The morning of December 25 began with the news that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had tested positive for COVID. As always, Pashinyan told about this on social media. “I was in isolation, working from my residence on December 23 and 24. On December 25, I already tested negative, and I am returning to the usual working mode. Nevertheless, having consulted with colleagues, I will not participate in the upcoming informal summit of the CIS in St. Petersburg,” he wrote.

It is noteworthy that Pashinyan’s test “turned out to be positive” after Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that there were no plans for a separate meeting between Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Pashinyan within the framework of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.
And after Peskov said that Moscow expected Pashinyan’s full participation in the work of the council, but via video conference, “unexpectedly” Pashinyan’s second COVID test gave a positive result.

Let’s try to analyze the situation.

Firstly, in 2024, Armenia chaired the Eurasian Economic Union, which means that Yerevan could host the summit of the heads of the EAEU member states. This did not happen, and, moreover, Pashinyan does not take part in person in the summit, which is held on the territory of Russia. In fact, the presidency in the EAEU has become formal “by the hands of Pashinyan.”

Secondly, the Alma Ata Declaration, adopted within the framework of the CIS on December 21, 1991, is the basis of Pashinyan’s current policy. Referring to this Declaration, Pashinyan is trying to justify that he personally surrendered Artsakh to Azerbaijan on October 6, 2022. But by ignoring the CIS event (perhaps because Vladimir Putin refused to meet him in person), Pashinyan is, in fact, boycotting and sabotaging the work of the CIS. It calls into question the legitimacy of this organization and, consequently, the adopted documents. Pashinyan does not only saw off the branch he is sitting on but also vividly demonstrates that when his interests are violated, he is ready to forget about the interests of the state.

Thirdly, the events in Syria have led a number of Russian military correspondents, political scientists, philosophers, experts, and politicians to point out that Ankara’s actions against the interests of Russia make a new round of confrontation between Ankara and Moscow likely, a confrontation that could lead to another Russian-Turkish war.
In such circumstances, the following question becomes legitimate: Can it happen that the “doctor” who gave Pashinyan “a doctor’s note” is Recep Tayyip Erdogan?

Think about it…