Freedom House considers Azerbaijan, which has been ruled by the same president since 2003, to be in the grip of an authoritarian regime. Without wishing to generalize, Armenia seems to be surrounded by more or less democratic regimes and is under pressure from a country that is clearly not. How can Armenia be helped to cope with these pressures?
Before you answer this question, I would like you to consider the following. During the 2020 conflict, when you spoke to the committee about the situation, you said that you were not in a position to know what was happening on the ground, whereas we have seen that the minister at the time was clearly more aware than you were willing to acknowledge.
In addition, you came back to us today saying at the beginning of your appearance that you don't really know who started the hostilities, which makes it all the more urgent to open the embassy in Yerevan. However, given the speed with which, after raising the flag, we finally opened the embassy in Kyiv, you will allow me to be a little worried.