YEREVAN. – The Azerbaijanis are trying not to make the mistakes that the Armenian side had made back in 1994, analyst Argishti Kiviryan told a press conference Saturday.

"In 1994, when the Armenian side had an absolute advantage over the Azerbaijani side and Azerbaijan did not have an army, the Armenian side went to a ceasefire, whereas we could have tried to get more, but we did not do that. Now, seeing the current state of the Armenian side (…), Azerbaijan is trying not to make that mistake," he said.

As per Kiviryan, Azerbaijan is trying to get more than it got with the November 9 document because it is sure that when Armenia becomes stronger, it will restore what it lost. "And that is why they are trying to snatch more from the Armenian side than they did in the second Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh] war, and to snatch such documents from the Armenian side that will allow it [Azerbaijan] to legitimately solve the issue of the rest of Artsakh. With the document they want to extort from Armenia, they will actually get that Armenia will recognize the Azerbaijani territories, [Azerbaijan] will have a legitimate right to raise the Azerbaijani flag over [Artsakh capital] Stepanakert," added Argishti Kiviryan.

According to the analyst, the main task to get out of the current situation is the quick restoration of the Armenian army, whereas the current Armenian authorities have not taken any steps in that direction since November 9. "As long as there is no army, Azerbaijan will always try to create similar situations," Kiviryan stressed.

In Kiviryan’s words, acting PM Nikol Pashinyan has become a catastrophe for Armenia. "This person does not master foreign policy skills. An investigation should find out what he intends to do in the future when he will not be in power. Nikol Pashinyan always chooses the worst from the worst options. And to stand up and tell the nation another lie, that this is the best pro-Armenian document, is the new peak of his cynicism," concluded Argishti Kiviryan.