ArmInfo. The Armenian Defense Ministry made explanations in connection with the information circulated in the media that the son of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had been transferred to serve in Yerevan.
Thus, the statement of the RA Ministry of Defense, in particular, states: "All military personnel of the RA Armed Forces, including Ashot Pashinyan, the son of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during military service, periodically, as part of their unit, according to a previously agreed curriculum move to another, in particular, training unit, with the aim of organizing the training process. As a rule, all movements are carried out according to the staff schedule, short-term and limited to the completion of a specific event. The above procedure applies to all military personnel In this regard, the RA Ministry of Defense calls to refrain from spreading misinformation, especially unchecked, or to use deliberately false information for political purposes. "We urge you to check all information about the Armed Forces in the relevant service of the RA Ministry of Defense," the statement of RA Defense Army stated.
Earlier, a number of media outlets reported on the transfer of Ashot Pashinyan from Nagorno-Karabakh to serve in Yerevan. In the Azerbaijani media, this information was replicated with the context that Armenia is preparing for war with Azerbaijan, which is why the Armenian prime minister moved his son to Yerevan in order to secure it.