Armenia ex-President believes defeat in Karabakh was plannedMarch 4, 2021 - 15:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former President Robert Kocharyan has said there is "good reason" to believe that the defeat in the 44-day war in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) was planned by the authorities of Armenia, Sputnik Armenia reports. In a press conference for Russian media, Kocharyan cited "very serious doubts" about the authorities' actions. "Both during and, especially, after the war, very serious doubts were expressed about the actions of the authorities and the Prime Minister himself. [Those doubts] were expressed by me, two colonel-generals, the third president and a host of other people," the ex-President said. "It is not normal when the authorities cannot provide reasonable explanations. For example, why the mobilization, including the replenishment of the Armed Forces, was stopped on the 3rd day of the war? Why were experienced military officers, generals, colonels replaced or dismissed before the war? Why did the Prime Minister not accept [Russian President] Vladimir Putin's offer on October 19, knowing [from the General Staff] on the fourth day that the war would be lost?" Kocharyan said. Pashinyan came under fire after signing a statement with the Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side was forced to return all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |