Tigran Abrahamyan, secretary of the I Have Honor parliamentary faction, wrote on Facebook that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s team narratives aim to justify Azerbaijan’s actions.
He also wrote that “acting in harmony with Azerbaijan is this government’s monopoly.”
“The Azerbaijani president’s aide claimed that Armenians in Artsakh left voluntarily in 2023.
While Armenia’s government initially issued timid statements about ethnic cleansing against Artsakh residents, it later launched political campaigns against so-called ‘traitorous forces’ within Armenia, blaming them for encouraging displacement.
Though this was largely interpreted as a strategy to justify the surrender of Artsakh and evade responsibility, the Pashinyan team’s rhetoric also served to validate Azerbaijani moves.
After all, back in 2022 in Prague, the current leadership recognized Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan, laying the groundwork for its surrender, followed by a blockade and eventual military assault.
Artsakh residents endured nine months of severe shortages—electricity, gas, water, medicine, even bread—then faced military attacks, panic, and a tragic explosion in a Defense Army warehouse, all resulting in over 500 deaths and dozens missing.
Aligning with Azerbaijan is the exclusive domain of this administration, always eager to act in Baku’s interest,” the post reads.
Azerbaijan launched a full-scale offensive against Artsakh on September 19, 2023, placing the region under heavy shelling. A day later, Artsakh’s authorities agreed to a Russian-mediated ceasefire and accepted Baku’s terms, including disbanding the Defense Army and dissolving the Republic. Forced displacement began on September 24, with over 100,000 people fleeing to Armenia. Reports indicate only about 20 Armenians remain in Artsakh. On September 28, President Samvel Shahramanyan signed a decree dissolving the Republic of Artsakh, effective January 1, 2024.
