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David Shahnazaryan, a former national security chief and lawmaker, criticized Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for failure to properly respond to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s accusations at a panel discussion in Munich on February 18.

"Nikol Pashinyan, his partner Aliyev, Turkey, why not, Russia will not succeed in turning the page of Artsakh," he told Aysor TV in an nterview on Monday.

Shahnazaryan, who served as the Armenian president’s special envoy in 1992-1995, claimed Pashinyan did not represent Armenia’s interests at the discussion which also included Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid.

"Moreover, all of Azerbaijan's accusations were accepted and there were no objections whatsoever.  Virtually the entire political elite agrees with the policy pursued by the incumbent authorities. This is a destructive policy. If peace is established in such a way (I hope it will not be the case), Azerbaijan will move to demand reparations," he stated.

Shahnazaryan stresses Armenia is facing a difficult situation and a risk of losing its statehood amid the policies pursued by Azerbaijan and Turkey.

He also criticized the country’s domestic political life as “miserable and disgraceful”.

"The entire political elite is currently engaged in settlement with Turkey and Azerbaijan. There is not a single idea or a plan that they have come up with. This is a total disgrace, there is no agenda. Since 2020, the current leaders have strengthened their positions amid the activities of the opposition and have been given a greenlight to realize all plans for which they came to power in 2018. I must add that this force seized power in 2018 as a result of a geopolitical consensus involving Russia which continues to strongly support the current authorities,” he charged.