RPA candidate: Aliyev prepares for war; Nikol Pashinyan "attacks" the  authorities of Artsakh from Armenia

ArmInfo.Since May of this year, the latter has moved its positions forward on the Line of Contact of Artsakh with Azerbaijan. The candidate for the Republican Party of  Armenia David Shahnazaryan stated this at a press conference.

"The Ministry of Defense recently stated that the Azerbaijani  positions advanced on neutral territory, but in fact there is no  neutral territory, there is an intermediate space, which has  significantly decreased since May of this year. After the meeting  between the heads of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Dushanbe, the  positions that were pushed forward were equipped with a road that  would ensure the viability of the Azerbaijani positions. That's why  the meeting was held in Dushanbe",the candidate said.

Shahnazaryan noted that the statements of Defense Minister David  Tonoyan that after the meeting in Dushanbe on the Line of Contact  remains relatively calm, are not true, in fact, Azerbaijan is  pursuing a "building" policy. He said that on September 27, works on  the construction of the hills began on Artsakh's Line of Contact with  Azerbaijan. "Most of these hills are ready, they are located along  the perimeter of the entire Line of Contact, these hills are located  at a distance of 1300-1700 meters from each other and they reach  12-15 meters in height. Such hills are very convenient for both  defense and attack but considering the policy of the Armenian states,  it is obvious why these hills are for Azerbaijan,", Shahnazaryan  stressed. He also noted that while Aliyev is preparing for an attack  from his side, Pashinyan "attacks" the authorities of Artsakh from  Armenia. "I'm far from thinking that such statements of Pashinyan are  the result of inexperience this policy. To accomplish its goals, some  forces contributed to Pashinyan's coming to power", Shahnazaryan  stressed, noting that the allegations made by Pashinyan's associate  Sasun Mikayelyan that the revolution was important to the Artsakh  victory which then he defended with all his might. The Prime Minister  also testifies that this is part of a well-thought-out political  move.

Referring to Mikayelyan's military past, Shakhnazaryan remarked: "And  you ask Mikayelyan who surrendered the position in Omar to the enemy?  Who gave such an order and who did Vazgen Sargsyan want to shoot for  this? Let him tell the details about it," the politician said.  In  conclusion, he said that if the Acting Prime Minister doesn't agree  with something and wants to defend his point of view, he invites him  to the debate today at 6:30pm on the First Armenian Channel. "If  Pashinyan thinks that something of what I said today is not true, I  invite him to take part in the live debates on the first Armenian  channel," Shahnazaryan concluded.