ArmInfo. Samvel Babayan refused from the conferred title of Hero of the Republic of Artsakh and resigned as secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Artsakh. He wrote about this on his Facebook page, noting that this is a response and a complaint to the decision made by the political leadership of Armenia and Artsakh.
"Artsakh is the center of the Armenian statehood, the symbol of the Armenians, we were obliged to preserve the dignity of the Armenians. Realizing this, we lived through all the stages of the Azerbaijani- Karabakh conflict, for the sake of this land and the right to a decent life on this land, we suffered losses, thousands of lives were sacrificed. And today, when the leaders of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Artsakh, with one decision and one stroke of the pen, questioned the existence of the Armenians, decided to be us or not to be in our place, and tell an outright lie about the fixed realities, the question arises - who gave you the authority to betray us in a democratic country without the consent of the people, without consulting the bodies elected by them?>, Babayan emphasized.