Vaհe H Apelian
PM of Armenia should not release a public personal statement about the plight of Armenian prisoner’s haunting issue, even though Ruben Vardanyan's lawyers calls the PM to do just that.
Strangely, the former FM of Armenia Vartan Oskanian continues to make ample use of his mastery of the English language and continues to attack the PM and calls Nikol Pashinyan to personally lead the haunting issue of the Baku Armenian hostages and prisoners. Not only that Vartan Oskanian continues to spill venom onto Diaspora urging us, such as citizens of the U.S., that has amicable state relations with Armenia, to do all we can not to “legitimize” the Armenian government’s policies. Vartan Oskanian simply takes as for a fool and and expects Diaspora support his Machiavellian pursuit of power grab, using the plight of the Baku Armenian hostages and the prisoners. Vartan Oskanian does not represent the Baku Armenian hostages and prisoners. Their families and their supporters do. Today the supporters of Ruben. Vardanyan released his recorded statement from prison. (see note 1)
The last chapter of the Armenian history is being staged and played out. Much like any book, be it a novel or a play, the last chapter distills the story. That is where we are, at the last chapter of the Armenian statehood. We either close the book for a free, independent and democratic Armenia, or keep it open with an unfinished chapter for the upcoming generations to continue its narration.
This last chapter is titled “Free the Armenian hostages”. Naturally it is about the abducted Republic of Artsakh officials and other Armenian prisoners languishing in prisons in Baku. I do not believe that there is an Armenian who is not concerned about their welfare and fate.The issue in դհէ staging the last chapter is the following: who will direct the play's last stage? Will it be the PM Nikol Pashinyan and its government? Or will it be the Armenian nation, spread across the globe.
On February 28, 2023, for the very first time the foreign minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan brought the plight, the sham trial of the Baku Armenian hostages and prisoners to the attention of the world.
FM Ararat Mizroyan is the highest Armenian government official who is primarily responsible for the state’s foreign relations, diplomic conduct. Naturally Ararat Mirzoyan, would not have released his lengthy statement (see note 2) about the plight, the physical and the emotional attrition of the abducted Artsakh Armenian officials and their sham trial to the attention of the world, without the approval of the PM Nikol Pashinyan.
Consequently, the government of Armenia has given the green light for the Armenian ambassadors to pursue through diplomatic channels securing the release of the former Republic of Artsakh officials taken hostage and as well as other Armenian prisoners for. In other words, the Republic of Armenia has initiated all it can, towards securing the release of the Armenian hostages and prisoners, through diplomatic channels.
It is imperative that the PM of Armenia does NOT lead the Armenian prisoner’s sad issue. Naturally any statement by the PM of Armenia will take the issue away from the foreign ministry and make the PM personally lead his government for securing the release of the prisoners. That would inevitably result in the PM Nikol Pashinyan and the president Aliyev making a deal. We all know what that deal entails. The repercussions of which have consequential finality.
How can then Armenians resolve the issue of the Armenian prisoners and still hold on to the territorial legacy from the Soviet Union or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.?
The only plausible way the Armenian prisoners may be released from the prisons in Baku is for the Armenian diaspora puts all its resources, lock, stock, and barrel, at the disposal of the Armenian foreign ministry and work hand in hand with and under the leadership of the Armenian ambassadors.
Yes, it is the Armenian nation that will have to release the Armenian prisoners from Baku, putting its resources, lock, stock and barrel, under the only institution, that we have been able to bring about among the family of nations, the government of Armenia and its foreign ministry.
Otherwise, we will remain haunted by our unwillingness to heed to Charents’s call, "Oh, Armenian people, your only salvation lies in the power of your unity," and will continue on looking for a culprit that was and is, us and no other.
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Note 1. Ruben Vardanyan’s statement from prison in Baku.
https://www.aliqmedia.am/2025/03/07/186819/
Note 1. Ruben Vardanyan’s statement from prison in Baku.
https://www.mfa.am/en/interviews-articles-and-comments/2025/02/28/mfa_statement/13096
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