It has been repeatedly stated that some circles of the West are dragging the current government of Armenia into the mire of illusion. Always, the Armenian government, encouraged by the so-called statements of support from those circles, opposed Azerbaijan. This confrontation has the characteristics of a demarche for peace in the South Caucasus region.

In fact, the situation has not changed even now. There are different views on this. We don't want to say that Artur Khachikyan, the professor of Stanford University, political analyst, whose opinions we will talk about, intends to wake up Armenia from its sleeplessness, so to speak. Undoubtedly, he is one of those who take an opposite position towards Azerbaijan and misjudge the reality, thereby dragging Yerevan into the mire of illusion we are talking about. But the approach of the political commentator is somewhat different. It is also different in that what it says serves a completely different purpose. What is your goal, we will bring it to your attention at the end of the article.

First of all, A. Khachikyan says that official Baku does not want to negotiate on Western platforms. However, it is not a matter of choosing a platform for negotiations. The main thing is the usefulness of the work. Yes, if Azerbaijan does not see sincerity, it does not waste time on useless work. At the same time, our country takes into account that the logic of negotiations for the sake of negotiations often results in Western circles putting forward issues that do not correspond to the peace agenda. Therefore, he behaves cautiously and is right in his behavior.

So, why does A. Khachikyan emphasize that the West is limited only to measures of moral condemnation, and that is why Azerbaijan is not keen on negotiations? It is clear that he is blaming the West for the current situation. However, Khachikyan reveals some truths in his role as an accuser. In other words, the Armenian political commentator, by putting forward the opinion that "Baku is far from intending to negotiate with Yerevan and has every opportunity to continue its distance", both blames foreign circles for inaction, and wakes up from the dream of inadvertence in which we speak about the Armenian authorities without realizing it at first glance. But Iravan does not wake up. Rather, the Armenian government is in a different position. Far from seeing the realities, he is "determined" to form new realities.

Thus, A. Khachikyan emphasizes that all serious experts unanimously assure: the United States sees Azerbaijan exclusively as a factor of ensuring its interests. According to him, a few days ago, an article was published in the "origin policy ocus" magazine, directly emphasizing that the oil and gas of Azerbaijan is more important for the United States than that of Armenia. In that article, it was reflected that Washington's goal is to remove the region from the influence of Russia and Iran, and it was emphasized that the US sees Azerbaijan as its main ally in the Caucasus.

The Armenian political scientist also said that in the article in question, it was announced that the US will be established in the Caucasus, led by Azerbaijan. Referring to many other American media publications, he emphasized that the United States sees the prospects of an alliance with Baku. At the same time, Khachikyan said that the Russian media also writes about the fact that the West has no real perspective of support for Armenia. According to the political scientist, Europe has clearly revealed that its interests in the region are based on Azerbaijan's oil and gas. "If the propaganda team in Armenia can't read it, we can help. They call themselves pro-Western, but they have no idea what is happening in the West."

Of course, there is some truth in what A. Khachikya said. The point is that at the moment it is not profitable for the West to oppose Azerbaijan because of Armenia. Yerevan has nothing to give to the West. On the contrary, Armenia is currently a kind of burden for the latter. It is a heavy burden.

One gets the impression that the 2018 revolution, figuratively speaking, was introduced by the West not through the doors and windows of the house called Armenia, but through the chimney. And because it stinks inside, the air of the revolution is not enough and it is suffocating.

Moreover, although the essence of the revolution denied individual Armenian adventurism, adventurism in the current period challenges Western values. In any case, those who carried out the 2018 political changes in Armenia did not give any instructions to the prime minister they brought to power, Nikol Pashinyan, to make the statement "Karabakh is Armenia's point". But the head of the Armenian government did it. As a result, an atmosphere alien to the revolutionary rhetoric of the West was created, and what is currently happening in Armenia is nothing but the influence of that atmosphere.

Yes, the future of the revolution is also in question due to the reckless and inexperienced behavior of the Armenian authorities. This is in its place. Now, let's come to the point we emphasized at the beginning. In addition to what we have mentioned above, let us also say that there are political forces that are currently working together with Russia to undermine democracy in Armenia. They are aware that the rhetoric they put forward does not form a real picture in terms of fueling the anti-Azerbaijani behavior of the West. That's why they resort to another way. They believe that by bringing up the issue of US-Azerbaijani proximity, they can influence the current situation, which is considered undesirable for them. According to them, highlighting such closeness can irritate Russia as well as Iran. So, the main goal is to strike Baku-Moscow and Baku-Tehran relations. In fact, people like A. Khachikyan have appeared to realize the same insidious task.

Finally, once again about the illusion. Yes, it is clear that all these counter ideas, word games and other insidious behavior "weaponized" the Armenian authorities with hope. No matter how much the administration of Prime Minister N. Pashinyan talks about peace, both with the anti-Azerbaijani rhetoric in the international world and with the manipulative opinions of various expert communities and political circles, they are muddying the waters in the South Caucasus, as they say. However, it is clear that such an approach has produced unsuccessful results and has put Armenia in an even more difficult situation. It seems that the one who drowned in the river has nothing to do but cling to straw. Finally, let us say that Azerbaijan is always committed to its independent foreign policy course. This course has a sufficient, well-thought-out essence and carries with it a reliable defense immunity from outside influences. Therefore, it is possible that the speculative approaches of the Armenian political circles have some influence on the behavior of Baku, or on the systematic and principled position of the foreign countries regarding our country.

A. JAHANGIROGLU

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