The Armenian authorities are preparing for severe and shameful concessions to Azerbaijan. Opposition “Armenia” bloc MP, opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party member Ishkhan Saghatelyan, announced this at a press briefing on Wednesday.

The lawmaker noted that the authors of the “real agenda of the 4th Armenian Republic” are Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan is just an executor.

“It is no coincidence that [Armenia’s second president] Robert Kocharyan is under illegal detention. It is no coincidence that criminal cases have been initiated against the archbishops. It is no coincidence that [opposition Strong Armenia party chairman] Samvel Karapetyan is under pressure, as is [opposition Prosperous Armenia Party chairman Gagik] Tsarukyan,” Saghatelyan stated, adding that this list is huge, and the Armenian authorities will continue their repressions in order to get rid of everyone, as they are preparing for even more severe and shameful concessions to Azerbaijan.

The Armenian opposition MP said that the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) regional transport project will actually be a corridor, regardless of what beautiful words are used in that regard.

“[Azerbaijani FM Jeyhun] Bayramov’s words are also about that. Why didn’t anyone answer [from Armenian authorities]?” Saghatelyan asked.

Regarding the policy of Armenia’s authorities towards the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) government bodies, the Armenian opposition lawmaker said that it is necessary to preserve the state institutions of Artsakh, and the issue of exercising the Artsakh Armenians’ right of return is discussed at all meetings.

“I hope the Artsakh NA [i.e. National Assembly] MPs will not succumb to the pressure of Armenia’s authorities and will elect a [new parliament] speaker. We will support them and are always open for discussions,” Saghatelyan added.