The handing over of 4 villages will de facto lead to territorial changes, which is possible only through a referendum. Danielyan

I think that the fate that has befallen Armenia is an inevitable consequence of both its own policy and objective geopolitical developments. Unfortunately, their coincidence was highly inopportune but predictable. Former Minister of Justice, Doctor of Law, Professor Gevorg Danielyan wrote about this on his Facebook page.

"In 2014 after Crimea passed to Russia and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict matured, Turkey's importance in Russian political life increased dramatically and became almost irreplaceable. Turkey was able to simultaneously assume the role of a key member of NATO and an unprecedented economic and military ally with Russia.

Azerbaijan could practically achieve nothing without Turkey, so the right moment was chosen, which could reasonably have been prevented only by the reasonable policy of Armenia, as a result of which Azerbaijan got and still expects much more. At present, any foreign political power is no longer interested in further expansionist and bellicose steps of Azerbaijan, in particular, the interest of the West is the uninterrupted supply of gas and oil and the exploitation of gold mines, which they have already achieved.

Further territorial changes, with the exception of the Meghri Corridor, do not affect Russia's interests either. The president of that country even declares that it is necessary to manage the 1926 document kept in the Russian General Staff. with a map according to which Armenia has 31 thousand square kilometers and there is no enclave except for Artsvashen.

In any case, the handing over of 4 villages will not only de jure, but also de facto lead to territorial changes, which is possible only through a referendum," wrote Danielyan.