The two CSTO member countries only created the appearance that they were helping Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan said.
At least two member countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) took part in Azerbaijan’s preparations for war against Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh. This statement was made by the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in the parliament during “government time” on Wednesday, May 22.
“Our allies took part in the preparation of the 44-day war (in Karabakh in the fall of 2020 – ed.). I know at least two CSTO member countries that participated in the preparation of the war against us,” said said Pashinyan.
According to him, “these countries rely on imitation to help us.” At the same time, the head of government did not specify which countries were being discussed.
“And I want to say that this war is not for Nagorno-Karabakh. The purpose of the war is to end the existence of the independent state of Armenia,” said Pashinyan.
He added that attempts to end Armenia’s existence continued during military clashes between the Armenian and Azerbaijani military in May 2021, September 2022 and September 2023.
“Another attempt failed – on May 9, 2024 (an action led by the Archbishop of the Armenian Church demanding Pashinyan’s resignation – ed.). t work out,” assured the prime minister.
Pashinyan said that the process of border delimitation in Azerbaijan that began “made it impossible to start border clashes in Azerbaijan at the same time as the action of May 9.”
At the same time, he responded to the words of the leader of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, said in a meeting with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on May 16.
“Lukashenko spoke correctly, and I’m glad that I got him to speak about it publicly And there are still people who should speak publicly,” said Pashinyan.
Let’s remember that during a meeting with Aliyev in Baku, Lukashenko said: “I also thought, I remembered our conversation before the war, before your war of liberation, when we talked philosophically at dinner that it is possible to win the war It’s important “It’s very important to keep this victory… We won, we kept the victory today, it’s a lot of work.
Let’s recall that in February, Armenia suspended its participation in the CSTO. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared that Yerevan can no longer rely on Russia as its main defense and military partner. He also stated the condition for Armenia’s withdrawal from the CSTO.
Source: korrespondent
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