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Re: Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan
Zhirair Sefilyan: No Artsakh problem for Armenians
The current state of the settlement of the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict, as well as the latest developments, constitutes an immediate threat to the physical existence of the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Armenians, to Armenia and to the territorial integrity of Artsakh, our liberated Homeland, stated Zhirair Sefilyan, an action group member, Unification national initiative. He hailed the newly formed Republic of Artsakh initiative and said that the problem of Artsakh does not exist for Armenians.
“We have a problem of settling Artsakh and resettling liberated territories. In negotiating with the outer world, as well as with as with our opponents, we had two powerful arguments:
Armenian soldiers are defending Artsakh and the liberated territories, which they are trying to &‘undo’ during the negotiations;
100,000 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan were to be settled in Artsakh, which, unfortunately, was not done by either the former or the incumbent authorities except for the partial settlement of Kashataghi,” Sefilyan said.
“At present, dangers to Artsakh are obvious, and the Armenian authorities are contributing to a settlement of the conflict not in Armenians’ favor. So the Artsakh Armenians cannot remain silent and put up with the reality. The matter concerns the Homeland. Whoever is the Artsakh leader, that one must obey the Artsakh Armenians’ will,” Sefilyan said.
According to him, even the slightest territorial concessions will disturb the delicate balance of forces, which is a guarantee of cease-fire and a deterrent to the Azerbaijan’s aggressive encroachments. Such concessions would also cause a collapse of the entire politico-military security system thereby making the resumption of hostilities by Azerbaijan inevitable. “Any Armenian authorities must reject the unrealizable plans to retain power and illegal economic benefits at the cost of the integrity of Armenia’s liberated territories and defense system,” said Sefilyan, the former commander of the Shushi special battalion.
Zhirair Sefilyan: No Artsakh problem for Armenians
The current state of the settlement of the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict, as well as the latest developments, constitutes an immediate threat to the physical existence of the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Armenians, to Armenia and to the territorial integrity of Artsakh, our liberated Homeland, stated Zhirair Sefilyan, an action group member, Unification national initiative. He hailed the newly formed Republic of Artsakh initiative and said that the problem of Artsakh does not exist for Armenians.
“We have a problem of settling Artsakh and resettling liberated territories. In negotiating with the outer world, as well as with as with our opponents, we had two powerful arguments:
Armenian soldiers are defending Artsakh and the liberated territories, which they are trying to &‘undo’ during the negotiations;
100,000 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan were to be settled in Artsakh, which, unfortunately, was not done by either the former or the incumbent authorities except for the partial settlement of Kashataghi,” Sefilyan said.
“At present, dangers to Artsakh are obvious, and the Armenian authorities are contributing to a settlement of the conflict not in Armenians’ favor. So the Artsakh Armenians cannot remain silent and put up with the reality. The matter concerns the Homeland. Whoever is the Artsakh leader, that one must obey the Artsakh Armenians’ will,” Sefilyan said.
According to him, even the slightest territorial concessions will disturb the delicate balance of forces, which is a guarantee of cease-fire and a deterrent to the Azerbaijan’s aggressive encroachments. Such concessions would also cause a collapse of the entire politico-military security system thereby making the resumption of hostilities by Azerbaijan inevitable. “Any Armenian authorities must reject the unrealizable plans to retain power and illegal economic benefits at the cost of the integrity of Armenia’s liberated territories and defense system,” said Sefilyan, the former commander of the Shushi special battalion.
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