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Political analyst Suren Surenyants has blamed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s failed foreign policy for the grave security challenges facing the country, insisting on his resignation.

“If Nikol Pashinyan had political morals, he would admit that he had failed it all; as a result of his policy failure, we are facing a truly terrible dilemma: we have to either bow to Azerbaijan’s demands or face a war,” he said in an interview with Panorama.am on Thursday, referring to Pashinyan’s statements at a recent meeting with residents of Tavush Province.

“Isn’t it Pashinyan’s policy that has brought the situation to a dead end? We’ve found ourselves in a situation where Armenia has no allies. The Armenian authorities are bragging about integration with the West, claiming that it will help better ensure the country’s security. The question begged here is: why don’t the negotiation tools work, why doesn’t the West’s deter Azerbaijan?” Surenyants remarked.

Commenting on Pashinyan’s warning that failure to meet the Azerbaijani demands would “mean a war will break out at the end of the week”, the political historian noted: “I don’t remember a precedent for a leader of a country with inherent schizophrenic traits to threaten his people with war in case of failure to make unilateral concessions. You see, if there were border delimitation and demarcation based on maps and principles, numerous options could be discussed. But we see that there are no principles at the basis of this process.”

“Azerbaijan has some documents and maps at hand, which it’s using to delineate the border, while Pashinyan is told to either give in or face a war. Thus, in essence, we are heading towards the collapse of statehood. The problem is that Pashinyan is unable to manage risks; the only positive step he can take for the country is to resign,” the expert stressed.