One cannot say that the most negative scenarios happened. Aram Vardevanyan, a member of the opposition "Armenia" faction of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia, told reporters this in the NA Thursday—and referring to the trilateral meeting held in Brussels Wednesday between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia, President Charles Michel of the European Council, and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, and to the statements on its results

"It can be due to many circumstances, including the political processes that took place both in Yerevan and by the reactions presented by the NA of Artsakh [(Nagorno-Karabakh)]," he added.

Also, Vardevanyan said that the statement issued after the meeting in Brussels had several large-scale shortcomings.

"First, you see that the word 'Artsakh' is not mentioned there. How is it that the RA [(Republic of Armenia)] authorities are talking about a humanitarian catastrophe in Artsakh and after that not a word is mentioned in the statement? How can it not be said that Azerbaijan's policy is a policy of ethnic cleansing in Artsakh? That is, the RA did not defend it. If Armenia had insisted, it would have been in the statement.

Second, there is talk of demarcation, delimitation [of the Armenia-Azerbaijan borer]. If we have the situation we have in Artsakh, what is the reason for talking about demarcation and delimitation? That is, you are going to demarcate with a country that pursues a policy of ethnic cleansing, that cuts off [the natural] gas [to Artsakh], that conducts armed operations.

Third, there is nothing in that statement about the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship," Vardevanyan said.

He opposition lawmaker noted that he does not see anything positive and sees great concern in this statement.

"The alternative to this disgraceful situation is not war. One should not pursue a policy of intimidation inside Armenia either. Circumstances of the existence or possibility of war do not mean that you should go and bow down; it is not so," Aram Vardevanyan stated.

Also, he argued that the authorities of Armenia have “washed” their “hands” of Artsakh.