the war . He also mentioned Turkey ’ s direct involvement in the conflict and the key role of the international community in stopping the war and fighting against terrorism in the South Caucasus region and globally . The interviewee stressed the importance of rallying around the government and doing everything possible to defeat the enemy . He repeated the PM ’ s statement on rejecting the formula “ territories for peace ” , which is a part of Lavrov ’ s plan . However , both Sargsyan and Petrosyan agreed that Russia ’ s role in the conflict is influential and maintaining stable relations with the latter is important . Finally , Sargsyan said that the president of Azerbaijan is not honest with its nation and spreads fake news about their success on the front line ( Interview with Petros ghazaryan ).
The next interview was conducted with the representative of the Armenian Defense Ministry , Artsrun Hovhannisyan on October 20th . The discussion was mainly about the military operations and the overall situation in the front line . The interviewee provided details of the adversary ’ s military operations , the deployment of forces and Armenian army ’ s resistance to it . Hovhannisyan ensured that the Armenian armed forces can push back the enemy and show good resistance to its offensive . He also encouraged public support for the armed forces , and advised people to follow the official news and not spread false information . The MoD representative emphasized the involvement of Turkey and its military and political support to Azerbaijan and expressed concerns over the military equipment that is being used against the Armenian forces . Hovhannisyan also talked about the human and equipment losses of the Armenian defense army , but claimed that the fighting spirit of the army is extremely high ( Interview with Petros ghazaryan ).
Another interview was conducted with political scientist , former Artsakh government official Edgar Elbakyan on October 22nd . The main issues discussed during the interview were Turkey ’ s interest and attempts at increasing influence in the South Caucasus region . Elbakyan talked about the public discourse in both Armenia and Azerbaijan . He mentioned that the Azerbaijani public shows great enthusiasm because of the information provided by their government about their military successes . However , the interviewee ensured that the government of Azerbaijan often provides false information to its public to get their support . Elbakyan claimed that the adversary ’ s preconditions for resuming the negotiations assume the capitulation of Artsakh , which the PM also mentioned in his address a day before . The last thing discussed during the interview referred to the meeting of the ex-presidents of the RA . Elbakyan said that it was an essential step towards unity in these difficult and fatal times for the Armenian people ( Interview with Petros ghazaryan ).
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