Dramatic Statement by Pashinyan: Nagorno-Karabakh Was Never Ours
[54609] Dramatic Statement by Pashinyan: Nagorno-Karabakh Was Never Ours
Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, caused a stir after claiming that the Nagorno-Karabakh region never belonged to Armenia, while criticizing the generals who previously managed the area.
Dramatic Statement by Pashinyan: Nagorno-Karabakh Was Never Ours
During the day of May 10, 2026, statements by Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, regarding the status of the Nagorno-Karabakh region made headlines in the Turkish media. Pashinyan went against claims of "territorial loss" of the area, asking rhetorically: "How were these territories ours? How were they ours?".
According to reports in Son Dakika Haberler Türkiye and Son Dakika Haberler Gündem, Pashinyan chose to attack the military echelon that previously ruled the area. He noted that he does not wish to speak ill of the dead, but claimed that "the area was under the control of a few generals who grew wheat there." According to him, the lack of civilian infrastructure development in the region, such as the establishment of schools or factories, proves that the area was never an integral part of Armenia.
The remarks received widespread resonance in media outlets in Turkey, which are traditionally identified with a nationalist line that supports Azerbaijan's position in the conflict. The TGRT HABER channel described the remarks as a "confession" by Pashinyan regarding Nagorno-Karabakh, under the headline "It was never ours anyway."
At the same time, the Sansürsüz Medya +18 channel also highlighted Pashinyan's words, which sharpened the moral and political question surrounding control of the region: "How was it ours?". Pashinyan's approach in his words cited in Son Dakika Haberler Türkiye reflects an attempt to remove responsibility from the state and criticize the military legacy that preceded his rule.