Tuesday, June 5 2018 00:26

ArmInfo.Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan made a statement in connection with events in Artsakh.

"For several days now there have been rallies in Artsakh in  connection with the fight that took place a few days ago." Of course,  there is no doubt that the behavior of representatives of security  agencies is a cause for concern and even cause condemnation. "In  general, attempts to resolve internal issues by violence, from which  side it is applied, and this situation, of course, should receive a  concrete outcome, lead to concrete conclusions," Pashinyan said  during a live broadcast on Facebook.

He also stressed that he closely follows the situation in Artsakh, is  in constant contact with NKR President Bako Sahakyan, and positively  assessed the fact that the latter had already met several protesters  several times, listened to their demands and reached concrete  agreements in connection with the voiced questions.  He reminded that  Sahakyan promised to conduct a full and fair investigation of the  incident, that is, there is a mutual understanding between the  President of Artsakh and the participants of the action regarding the  vector and logic of further development. "Now, I believe, the time  has come when the respected demonstrators should give Sahakyan the  opportunity to fulfill the agreements." Obviously, it is clear that  these agreements should be implemented in a calm atmosphere,"  Pashinyan said. However, he believes that the continuation of this  situation hinders the further development of processes.

In the opinion of the Prime Minister of Armenia, now it will be more  correct if the demonstrators give the Artsakh authorities the  opportunity to implement the agreements reached, and if they are not  realized in the next days, the relevant conclusions will not be  drawn, and only then further protest actions will be substantiated.  "In fact, today's Artsakh authorities also say that it is necessary  to draw appropriate conclusions in connection with this situation,  and it seems there are agreements between the protesters and the  authorities regarding the consequences." My knowledge of the  processes in Artsakh allows me to appeal to the demonstrators to stop  rallies and give an opportunity to fulfill the agreement," he said.

At the same time he added that Sahakyan expressed his commitment to  the implementation of the agreements reached, therefore, the rallies  reached their goal, and the ball is now "halfway up the field" of  Artsakh authorities, and if they do not solve the tasks, the  demonstrators will be able to return the ball to their half of the  field. He also believes that in the current situation everything is  being done to resolve the incident through mutual consent, not  conflict, and once again demonstrate the ability to resolve issues  peacefully.

Protests continue in Stepanakert 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.

The President of Artsakh noted at today's meeting 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.