ArmInfo. For the first time in the history of the third republic, Artsakh does not officially participate in the festivities in Armenia. adviser to the President of Artsakh, Arshavir Garamyan, wrote about this on his Facebook page, referring to the fact that the representatives of Artsakh did not took part in the festivities dedicated to the Day of the First Republic on May 28.
Press Secretary of Artsakh President David Babayan, in an interview with ArmInfo correspondent, refused to comment on this issue and did not indicate whether the republic's leadership had received an invitation from the RA government to take part in the festivities. He advised to make a request to the RA authorities. head of the My Step faction Lilit Makunts also touched upon the situation, saying to journalists that she would not associate the absence of Artsakh representatives at the festivities of May 28 with the tension between the authorities of the two Armenian republics.
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To note, the 101st anniversary of the First Republic of Armenia was celebrated yesterday. President, the Prime Minister, President of the National Assembly and other Armenian officials took part in the festivities, however, there were no representatives of Artsakh. ArmInfo could not contact with the head of the press service of the Government, due to the fact that he is in Kazakhstan as part of the Armenian government delegation, which participates in the work of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council