ArmInfo.The decision to hold extraordinary elections should be made by two serious actors - the Armenian people and the National Assembly. President Armen Sarkissian said in a conversation with journalists, after the ceremony of awarding the laureates of the President's Prize of 2017.
"If such a decision is adopted, it will be the duty of the president, within the limits of his powers, to ensure that these elections are fair," the Armenian President said.
Answering the question, what is his position on the issue of political prisoners, in particular, he said: "The position is simple and clear - there should be no political prisoners in Armenia."
To clarify whether today there are political prisoners in the country, the Armenian president said that he received some documents from organizations dealing with human rights, which will be sent to the government and the relevant ministries in the near future. "And naturally, if you read the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, then it says that you need to wait for the government and the Prime Minister to make some decisions," he said.