Pashinyan talks about the European Union, but leads the country towards Turkey: Tigran Kocharian.
Nikol Pashinyan declares that he is leading Armenia to the European Union, while in practice he is reorienting the country towards Turkey. Now he himself can no longer decide on his next steps, as he is forced to choose her interests to serve. The editor-in-chief of the publication, Tigran Kocharian, said this live on Alpha News, referring to the events taking place throughout Armenia, relations with the CSTO and the country's foreign policy. According to him, Armenian-Russian relations within the CSTO are effectively frozen, but neither side wants to bring the matter to a final end.
"Neither side wants to give another trump card and then raise the question of who will be responsible for the possible consequences. It would benefit Nikol Pashinyan if Russia itself would close the door to Armenia, and then announce to society: "You see what trouble the Russians have brought us, because of them the fuel prices are rising, because of them the Turks are interfering in Armenia." However, Russia will never give Pashinyan such a trump card," he stressed.
When speaking about foreign policy orientation, Tigran Kocharian noted that under the guise of the European vector announced by Pashinyan, in practice there is a tendency to deepen relations with Turkey.
"Pashinyan tells everyone that Armenia is going to the European Union, but in fact he is leading it to Turkey. However, there is a problem here - the existing contradictions in Turkey-Azerbaijan relations. Azerbaijan is getting closer to Israel, which causes dissatisfaction in Turkey. No matter how much we talk about peace, this division no longer exists and continues."
In his opinion, in the current situation, Pashinyan was faced with a difficult choice, since the continued development of relations between Ankara and Baku may have a significant impact on Armenia's foreign policy.
"Nikol Pashinyan must clearly decide: does he choose the Turkish way or not?