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Armenia in chaos: aftereffects of Sargsyan's policy

27 April 2016 [16:28] - TODAY.AZ

/By Azernews/

By Nazrin Gadimova

The Armenian government and army in general showed that they were not ready for the quick march that emerged in April as a result of the country’s aggressive policy.

The retirement of the high-ranking officials, mass suicides among soldiers, numerous rallies in Armenia’s capital city and mass flow of those living in the territories of Nagorno-Karabakh region in fact testify for wild behavior of the Armenian leadership.

The Armenian media reports that country’s President Serzh Sargsyan dismissed Deputy Defense Minister Alik Mirzabekian on April 26. In the light of the recent developments on the contact line of troops between the Armenian and Azerbaijani armies, the retirement of the military official in indeed alarming news for the country.

The Azerbaijani troops’ firm response to the provocation of Armenian military has led not only to massive losses in the army, but also to diffidence and suicide cases among the Armenian soldiers. As the situation on the frontline has escalated, local media reported that the commanders of the Armenian Armed Forces shot 17 people, who refused to take part in military actions in Nagorno-Karabakh and tried to flee.

At the same time, the ICRC reported earlier that local hospitals are in need of medicines, that the organization’s representatives handed over medical kits, drugs, and bandages for those wounded.

Moreover, to prevent growing of the panic, Armenian Armed Forces and the armed units of the separatist regime tried to hide from the public the recent losses and spread misinformation about the losses of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

Armenians who were residing in Karabakh leave massively the region every time when they find an opportunity, as people live in very poor condition being face to face the fear of death and injustice here. Armenian opposition have repeatedly reported about the deplorable situation in the country, as well as in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The local media reports that those living in the territories adjacent to the front-line area are leaving far inland. The aggressive and cruel regime of Yerevan has shown its true face during hostilities: Armenian military not only refused to defend the population, but even more – they actively opposed the outflow of the civilians by setting up roadblocks at the outskirts of the region.

Distrust to the authorities and country’s military has provoked a great wave of unrest in Yerevan. Some protesters demand for retirement of country’s FM Edward Nalbandian, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan and Chief of the General Staff Yuri Khatchaturov, another urged ‘to force oligarchs to pay large amounts to the state budget’, as well as to pay $30,000 in compensation to the families of the dead soldiers and $5,000 to families of the wounded.

Police broke up these demonstrations with cruelty; some 42 participants were detained, including journalists.

Yerevan has set trap for itself: residents are displeased with country’s authorities. The army is experiencing chaos, whilst the country's political leadership refuses to sit at negotiation table with Azerbaijan and continues to pursue aggressive policy even against its citizens.

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