The Armenian president and defence minister are visiting Europe to show Russia their displeasure at its latest moves on the Karabakh conflict.
This is what MP Aydin Mirzazade, a member of the board of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party, said in an interview yesterday with 1news.az.
"Of course, there's a reason why Sargsyan flew to Great Britain and Ohanyan to France on the same day. I think the Armenian leadership wants to show Russia that it is offended, since Russia is taking a more realistic position on the Karabakh conflict and processes in the South Caucasus," the MP said.
"It is clear that neither Britain nor France would be able to provide substantial support to the Armenian regime. The fact that Sargsyan and Ohanyan are going to Europe is not only a show for Russia's benefit, but is designed for the domestic Armenian audience to show that Armenia has an alternative to Russia's support. One can sense a degree of panic in the ruling circles of Armenia that the time has come to return the occupied lands of Azerbaijan," Mirzazade said.
"Yerevan has realized that none of the world's leading powers will sacrifice their national interests for the sake of tiny Armenia. It is time for real politics, in which the interests of major powers are a long way from the nationalistic plans of Armenia - an isolated country which has no economic attraction or prospects," the MP said.
President Serzh Sargsyan makes it clear that Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan is the second person in the ruling hierarchy, according to Mirzazade.
"This fact shows that history is repeating itself and the chain [former President] Kocharyan-Sargsyan-Ohanyan has been formed. They are all complicit in the genocide in the Azerbaijani village of Khojaly. The ruling elite of Armenia is associated with the blood of the innocent civilians of Khojaly," Mirzazade said.