In conversations with residents of Syunik, the core of every discussion revolves around issues related to security.
While broader discussions inevitably bring up many other concerns — from infrastructure to agriculture — it is clear that security remains the top and most urgent issue.
No matter what the authorities say — from falsehoods to promises — people have their own indicators for measuring the level of security, and those are reflected in their daily lives and clearly visible.
And what people see is that Azerbaijan continues to fire, issue threats, and make territorial claims, while the Armenian authorities respond to these threats against their own country with indifference, silence, and incapacity.