Political commentator Hakob Badalyan wrote on his Facebook page.
"It would be naive to think that by "separating" the Artsakh issue from Armenia-Azerbaijan, we will eliminate the Syunik issue's challenges.
Friends, the main issue of the region is Syunik because the fundamental problem of the significant part is Iran. First of all, we will not be allowed to "get rid" of the Artsakh issue, as they have not been allowed in the past three decades, and even in case of "letting go" in any arrangement, they will not let us get rid of the Syunik issue, at least until the Iran issue is resolved.
We have to make our developments based on that "starting point." Another issue is what strategies Armenia faces in the short-term and long-term perspective regarding Syunik. But this is also significantly "variable" because it largely depends on what logic the situation around Iran will develop."
