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The incumbent Armenian authorities pose the “biggest threat” to the security of Armenia and Artsakh, security expert Tigran Abrahamyan, an MP from the opposition Pativ Unem faction, told a conference on the “real agenda of Armenia” on Monday.

He accused the ruling Civil Contract party of breaking down the country’s state administration system.

Touching on security challenges facing Armenia and Artsakh, the lawmaker claimed the signing of a peace treaty with Azerbaijan would amount to capitulation by Armenia.

“The wording "peace treaty" does not express the true essence of the process between the authorities of Armenia and Azerbaijan. The biggest threat now stems from the so-called peace process. In fact, it could be called capitulation, handover, loss of homeland or something else, because the principles under discussion do not provide for the interests and security of Armenia and Artsakh,” Abrahamyan stated.

“The right to self-determination is completely left out of this process. As a result, we have a situation where the Armenian authorities have not only abandoned the principle of exercising the right to self-determination, but also echo the approaches promoted by Azerbaijan for years,” he said.

The lawmaker says international partners often ask them if they oppose the delimitation and demarcation between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

"You know, this question sounds quite strange, because this process was preceded by the Azerbaijani invasion of Armenia's sovereign territory. In other words, Azerbaijan has already carried out border demarcation and delimitation in its own way and is now trying to legitimize it internationally. Azerbaijan's problem is not only with enclaves and the "Zangezur Corridor”. Azerbaijan seeks to effectively control the main communications and strategic facilities of Armenia on the way to solving its strategic tasks," he explained.