The Armenian parliament has received a bill on the concepts of military and political bases of security enforcement in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and the Republic of Armenia this week, presented by the Heritage Party (opposition). The document stipulates official recognition of the occupation regime of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Zaruhi Postanjyan, a member of the Heritage Party, said that it was high time to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh. “If Yerevan sets the goal of international recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia, as a subject of international law, should be the first one to do that,” said Postanjyan, adding that foreign diplomats inspired the idea.
The parliament disapproved of the initiative and refused to vote for it. Levon Zurabyan, the head of the parliamentary faction the Armenian National Congress, noted that such a political step would have been hasty. “It means unilateral withdrawal from peace treaties on a settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and threatening to ruin them, resulting in the isolation of Armenia and growing risks of combat resuming,” explained Zurabyan.
Vice Speaker of Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov expressed confidence that unilateral recognition of the separatist regime would have become an obstacle to the peace process. In his words, Armenia is working and should continue to work on convincing the world of the inevitability of international recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Alexander Iskandaryan, the director of the Institute for the Caucasus, told Vestnik Kavkaza that the bill had initially been destined to fail in the parliament because its purpose was simply to draw public attention to the Heritage Party. “It is not the first time a bill has been introduced for consideration at the National Assembly in one form or another. Usually, it is composed and proposed by opposition parties. This time, it was introduced by MPs of the Heritage Party that has several seats in the parliament. It is done in the form of, let’s say, an internal political discourse,” he noted.
“There are no prospects of passing the bill, but such documents usually draw attention of mass media and the population. I clarify that there is nothing even about the struggle for power, because there will be no elections in the near future,” concluded Alexander Iskandaryan.
Sergey Markov, the head of the Russian Public Chamber commission for international cooperation and public diplomacy, the director of the Institute for Political Research, associated the bill with activation of Armenian policy. “Several factors come into force here. First of all, there being a choice – to go for a semi-colonial system of association with the European Union or to join the Eurasian Economic Union – the Armenian policy needs to maneuver now, because it fears Russia and the U.S. The policy of complementarianism chosen by Armenian authorities is very stressing per se. Besides, Russian-Azerbaijani relations are quickly improving, it cannot be left without concerns in Yerevan. Such emotional searches for any possible models appear in such stress,” opined the expert.
Markov emphasized that true recognition of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic would have complicated the conflict. “First of all, it became clear from the very beginning that Armenia is trying to go in a contrary direction, instead of compromise with Azerbaijan. Besides that, serious problems occurred for Armenia in joining the Eurasian Economic Union, because member-states of the EaEU – Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus – are opposed to escalation of tensions in the region, they also value relations with Azerbaijan,” he clarified.
The stressful policy of Armenian complementarianismThe Armenian parliament has received a bill on the concepts of military and political bases of security enforcement in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and the Republic of Armenia this week, presented by the Heritage Party (opposition). The document stipulates official recognition of the occupation regime of Nagorno-Karabakh.Zaruhi Postanjyan, a member of the Heritage Party, said that it was high time to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh. “If Yerevan sets the goal of international recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia, as a subject of international law, should be the first one to do that,” said Postanjyan, adding that foreign diplomats inspired the idea.The parliament disapproved of the initiative and refused to vote for it. Levon Zurabyan, the head of the parliamentary faction the Armenian National Congress, noted that such a political step would have been hasty. “It means unilateral withdrawal from peace treaties on a settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and threatening to ruin them, resulting in the isolation of Armenia and growing risks of combat resuming,” explained Zurabyan.Vice Speaker of Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov expressed confidence that unilateral recognition of the separatist regime would have become an obstacle to the peace process. In his words, Armenia is working and should continue to work on convincing the world of the inevitability of international recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh.Alexander Iskandaryan, the director of the Institute for the Caucasus, told Vestnik Kavkaza that the bill had initially been destined to fail in the parliament because its purpose was simply to draw public attention to the Heritage Party. “It is not the first time a bill has been introduced for consideration at the National Assembly in one form or another. Usually, it is composed and proposed by opposition parties. This time, it was introduced by MPs of the Heritage Party that has several seats in the parliament. It is done in the form of, let’s say, an internal political discourse,” he noted.“There are no prospects of passing the bill, but such documents usually draw attention of mass media and the population. I clarify that there is nothing even about the struggle for power, because there will be no elections in the near future,” concluded Alexander Iskandaryan.Sergey Markov, the head of the Russian Public Chamber commission for international cooperation and public diplomacy, the director of the Institute for Political Research, associated the bill with activation of Armenian policy. “Several factors come into force here. First of all, there being a choice – to go for a semi-colonial system of association with the European Union or to join the Eurasian Economic Union – the Armenian policy needs to maneuver now, because it fears Russia and the U.S. The policy of complementarianism chosen by Armenian authorities is very stressing per se. Besides, Russian-Azerbaijani relations are quickly improving, it cannot be left without concerns in Yerevan. Such emotional searches for any possible models appear in such stress,” opined the expert.Markov emphasized that true recognition of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic would have complicated the conflict. “First of all, it became clear from the very beginning that Armenia is trying to go in a contrary direction, instead of compromise with Azerbaijan. Besides that, serious problems occurred for Armenia in joining the Eurasian Economic Union, because member-states of the EaEU – Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus – are opposed to escalation of tensions in the region, they also value relations with Azerbaijan,” he clarifi
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