Former and Current Authorities are to Blame for Squandering Victory: Samvel Babayan

Ninety per cent of those in Armenia’s political arena should’ve retired long ago but they haven’t, former Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Minister Samvel Babayan said at a press conference today.

“For 16 years, they’ve been squandering a glorious victory due to their way of thinking,” said Babayan, pointing the finger at both former and current ruling authorities.

Babayan also said that he won’t join in the development of any new oppositional power.

“It’s been a year since that power is spoken about, but I don’t see anything yet. I don’t intend to enter into a new power or create one,” said Babayan, adding that his mission ended yet in 1993. In his words, there is no need to joint a political field where viewpoints are not listened to or accepted.

The former NKR defence minister also mentioned that he would not participate in the next elections as he doesn’t see the existence of a political arena in Armenia.