Pashinyan realized that it was better to keep quiet

Nikol Pashinyan spoke for the first time today about the trial of the leaders of the Armenian separatists. Well, he "spoke out" — that’s a bit of a stretch. He was, in fact, forced to speak because opposition MPs in the country’s parliament directly asked him about it.

Hippocrates came to Vovaevich’s rescue with his principle of "better to remain silent" and "do no harm."

"The information we have learned and the scenes we have seen are disturbing. But I must say that we approach this situation with logic: first of all, do no harm. Our task, above all, is not to harm, and to carry out work aimed at achieving results," Pashinyan replied.

Later, he added that, of course, he could say something loud and provocative that would appeal to people — but, according to him, "these people will feel the impact and consequences of this statement on their own skin."

What a breakthrough! And it’s not even about the Armenian separatists at all. It took two military operations and years of negotiations for Pashinyan to finally understand the obvious: words must be backed by responsibility.

Since he wasn’t ready to answer, he figured it would be better to keep quiet. In 2018-19, Vovaevich allowed himself to say things about Azerbaijan that were popular both with Armenians and himself. In 2020, he had to answer for those words. It seems that, belatedly, Pashinyan has learned a lesson: sometimes it’s better to stay silent.