ArmInfo. We are aware of the unusual situation, and we will try to explain to the residents of Syunik our motivations. On this October 17 in Armavir in an interview with journalists, said Acting. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, referring to the appointment of Unan Poghosyan to the post of governor of Syunik. Note that in response to this appointment, the residents of Syunik blocked the road in protest.
When asked whether this appointment was caused by the desire to save Syunik from the autocracy of the former governor Surik Khachatryan, Pashinyan replied: "This was also the question. Our main task is to unite our society around the ideas and values of the revolution, thus trying to eliminate the dividing lines within the society ".
To the remark that Pogosyan is associated with the former regime, the Acting The prime minister said that the appointment of the head of the police of Armenia Valery Osipyan caused a similar reaction. "If we make sure that we made a mistake by appointing Unan Pogosyan to this responsible position, we are ready to admit it, but I think that in the context of a strategy of social tolerance this is the right decision," concluded Nikol Pashinyan.
It should be noted that yesterday Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan appointed Lieutenant General, former Deputy Chief of the Police of Armenia Unan Poghosyan as governor of Syunik region. That concerns early parliamentary elections, Pashinyan said that they will probably take part in them in the format of the "My Step" bloc, but he has not yet made a final decision on this issue.