Bako Sahakyan on the June 1 incident: In Artsakh, such incidents, as  well as their politicization and various speculations, are fraught  with danger of a split in the society

ArmInfo.President of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan held a regular meeting on June 4 with the participation of government members and heads of other state bodies, in connection  with the internal political situation in the country.

As the press service of the Artsakh head told ArmInfo, Sahakyan noted  that the sad incident that occurred in Stepanakert on the evening of  June 1 was condemned by the state, regarded as unacceptable and  received a legal assessment.

"The investigation will be unconditionally carried out in strict  accordance with the letter and spirit of the law and, if possible,  publicly, and the society will be periodically notified of its  progress." All the guilty will be held accountable in accordance with  the procedure provided by law," Bako Sahakyan said in his speech. The  head of state stressed that such incidents, as well as their  politicization and various speculations, which are fraught with the  danger of division in society, are unacceptable in our country.

"In this context, I would like to especially appeal to our people,  relying on his wisdom, the ability to quickly navigate in difficult  situations, show sobriety, a balanced approach, a caring and  responsive attitude to the most important issues and make the right  decisions. Internal stability, unity and solidarity, the persistence  of the stability of state foundations, the consistent improvement of  the country's security and defense capability, the provision of  peaceful conditions for the life and work of our citizens, the  solution of the most important socio- economic issues in order to  improve the living conditions of the people are exceptional value for  us", Sahakyan said.

The President noted that the authorities, government bodies are  obliged to show the highest degree of responsibility in solving  existing problems, conducting principled, consistent and painstaking  work in this direction.

Meanwhile, in Stepanakert protests continue, demanding the  resignation of the heads of law enforcement agencies.

Participants and organizers of the action were not satisfied with the  meeting with Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan, who said that in the  near future the issue will be resolved in an institutional way, that  is, structural reforms will take place in the sphere of power  structures, regardless of the personality of their leaders. After the  meeting with Sahakyan it was decided to continue the protest actions.

On June 1 in Stepanakert there was a fight between two citizens of  Artsakh and several employees of the National Security Service. The  participants of the fight were subjected to a drive. After that,  protests began in Stepanakert demanding the resignation of the heads  of the republic's law enforcement agencies.