Friday, January 8 2021 14:25

ArmInfo. Human rights defenders of  Armenia are holding a protest action in front of the building of the  Ministry of Justice, demanding explanations from the department  whether a document will be signed, which is supposed during the visit  of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to Moscow.

Former Artsakh ombudsman, human rights activist Ruben Melikyan, in an  interview with reporters, stated that the Ministry of Justice is  obliged to answer the question whether the department has received a  draft document that is planned to be signed in Moscow in a trilateral  format. And whether this project was adapted to the Constitution of  Armenia.

"The citizens of Armenia have the right to know what awaits them.  Otherwise, the same story may repeat itself as with the inhabitants  of Shurnukh. People woke up in the morning and found out that their  houses no longer belong to them and this is the territory of  Azerbaijan. I have already read the post of Rustam Badasyan, who  refutes this information, but I do not consider this refutation a  panacea. Employees of the Ministry of Justice should come to us and  explain the situation, "Melikyan said.  Melikyan also criticized  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who assured citizens that  the trilateral statement did not mention the corridor through Meghri  to Nakhichevan.  "I don't believe the Prime Minister of Armenia, he  broke all his promises. Or does it seem to him that the document  referred to the Syunik village of Shurnukh, or the Artsakh settlement  of Khtsaberd? Of course not, but the enemy has already managed to  take possession of them, "said the human rights activist.  To note,  recently the media reported that the Ministry of Justice received a  draft agreement that is planned to be signed in Russia. According to  the press, the Ministry of Justice should clarify whether the wording  of this treaty is consistent with the Constitution of Armenia. Under  this agreement, Armenia allegedly transfers a number of settlements  to Azerbaijan, opens a corridor connecting Azerbaijan with  Nakhchivan.  Moreover, Armenia undertakes to withdraw its troops from  Artsakh.