We are living through troubling days in Armenia.
Troubling, conditioned not only by the absence of a nationwide unity aimed at eliminating the consequences of the heavy war, but also by the appearance of day-by-day growing internal tension.
What is disheartening is that despite our ability and instinct to create intra-national unity in times of calamity, today almost everything has been consigned to oblivion, and instead of confronting the threats posed by the adversary, we have resorted to internal “shoving.”
It has been written on various occasions that victory belongs to all, while defeat is, as it were, an orphan; however, today the problem is not only that defeat, but the internal situation, which can topple us as a nation, in the truest sense of the word.
Protest marches, the absence of a nationwide wave, concerns and beyond that—internal threats, which take us far from the main road of high national goals.
We have certainly seen that since last November, the protest demonstrations, gatherings and calls for disobedience taking place in Yerevan have not achieved their purpose. Moreover, the opposition, which has a vulnerable image of representation, has still not understood that today the agenda of regime change is not a real demand for the people of Armenia.
Having forgotten this, the statements made by the opposition in recent days, carrying within them great threatening components, not only frighten our people, but can turn into very serious and great dangers.
We shall not approach matters with pessimism, but today the tension present in the air of Yerevan, the atmosphere of hatred and the approaches of solving issues far from the constitutional field are serious threats facing the entire Armenian nation.
At present the agendas are mixed; it is also clear that unacceptable conditions are being set by the opposition regarding early elections, and on the other hand the will and idea of the people are being presented as hostile stances toward Armenia and the Armenian nation.
Along with all this, certainly how good and appropriate it would be if the representatives of the opposition field realised the dangers threatening Armenia and, at the cost of great sacrifices, extended a hand of cooperation to the homeland’s authorities.
They chose another path; they are free in that choice, but the most important thing is that they are obliged to realise the seriousness of the moment and certainly not cross the well-known “red lines” of national security.
The opposition is certainly free from the standpoint of voicing its views, but to be right here we are obliged to ask the question: where was this opposition during the fiercest days of the war?
Various segments of the opposition, yes, participated in the Artsakh war, but they ignored the real great dangers and moreover did not raise their voices about the existing mistakes.
It is understandable that the Armenian authorities also made great mistakes, but taking advantage of the existence of those mistakes and the calls at various levels about seizing power through violence are by no means acceptable.
Therefore, it must become a true imperative for all of us to bring our stormy daily life to a peaceful situation, to mitigate the existing tension at all costs, and also to make great efforts so that the problems are solved exclusively through political means and, especially, by relying on the means afforded by the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia.
Otherwise, any step can weigh more heavily, without that even, for our homeland, which has entered a wounded and depressed state.
The call is one: to gather around national values, to calm down, and to give impetus to calm political processes.
“Ramgavar Mamoul”
