Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s room for maneuvering is running out, opposition “Armenia” bloc MP and Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF Dashnaktsutyun) member Ishkhan Saghatelyan said at a press briefing on Wednesday. Saghatelyan said Pashinyan had made different commitments during meetings in Washington and Moscow, as well as in talks with the leaders of Türkiye and Azerbaijan, and now faces pressure to clarify his position. As a result, the country is facing a difficult choice,” Saghatelyan said.
The opposition lawmaker also recalled that during the pre-election period, the “Armenia” bloc had warned voters that Pashinyan would handle the country’s economy in the same way it had handled security issues. If the price of [Russian natural] gas increases, it will be a very heavy blow for Armenia,” Saghatelyan said. He referred to a statement by a member of the ruling party suggesting that, if the price of Russian natural gas rises, Armenia could respond by increasing the lease payment for the Russian military base stationed in the country.
And then they [the Armenian authorities] will quickly say that they are ready to buy [natural] gas from Azerbaijan,” Saghatelyan said. He questioned the prospect of Azerbaijan becoming an alternative source of energy supplies for Armenia, given the long-standing tensions between the two countries. How can inimical states, a threat to our state, become an alternative source of supplies of goods of strategic importance [to Armenia]?” Saghatelyan asked.
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