Saturday, December 2 2023 14:06

ArmInfo. Armenia's first president, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, never received a proposal to appoint  Armenia's former human rights defender Arman Tatoyan as head of an interim government, Levon Zurabyan, vice-chairman of the Armenian National Congress (led by Ter- Petrosyan) told reporters on December 2.   

In early November, Artsvik Minasyan, a member of the opposition  parliamentary faction "Hayastan" (Armenia), touching on the real  reasons for the failure of the "National Committee", noted that "they  proposed an interim government led by Arman Tatoyan". "There was one  condition that the Catholicos and all former presidents publicly  express their support for this idea, however, the idea could not be  implemented due to the negative reaction of the first President of  the Republic of Armenia Levon Ter- Petrosyan," the deputy said. The  next day, Tatoyan himself stated that he had nothing to do with these  political processes and the National Committee and its discussions.  "When I consider it necessary to participate in any political  process, I will act independently and clearly state this. Moreover, I  will be guided by the agenda of state security, ensuring the rule of  law and human rights, protecting national values and restoring public  solidarity," Tatoyan said. 

President Levon Ter-Petrosyan received no proposals regarding Arman  Tatoyan (his appointment as head of the interim government - ed.). No  one approached the first president with such a proposal, Zurabyan  stated.