Serzh Sargsyan is the key threat to the security of Armenia and Artsakh and acts contrary to the two Armenian states' interests, Head of the Heritage Party Faction Zaruhi Postanjyan said at a briefing in Parliament on May 20.
She said that the Republican Party of Armenia continues the policy of cession of territories, which was launched by the Armenian Pan-National Movement. She recalled the remarks of the President, who said that during the Azerbaijani aggression in April, the Armenian side lost 800 hectares of land. "The loss of these territories endangered both Talish and Martakert, which undergo shelling, while Serzh Sargsyan says that the specified 800 hectares are of no tactical or strategic importance. Sargsyan and his regime are the biggest threat to the two Armenian states. We should liberate the occupied territories and go forward," she said, urging the servicemen not to obey the orders of the authorities.
For his part, Head of the ARF Dashnaktusyun Faction Armen Rustamyan called Postanjyan's statement nonsense. He said that the war in Artsakh is not over and the line of contact may move. "Why is everyone sure that the Armenian side has not seized any lands? I think one should not do arithmetic, because the results may surprise many people," he said. Rustamyan added that the Armenian side's positions are stronger, given that it was Baku that asked Moscow to broker peace.
Head of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Faction Vahram Baghdasaryan said that the 800 hectares are a "material loss". "We could have retrieved these territories within 2-3 days, however, we did not do it to avoid new casualties, because we campaign for peace and stability and because we appreciate each Armenian soldier's life", Baghdasaryan said