Monday, December 21 2020 15:27

ArmInfo.The border of Armenia along the length of the Syunik region is decided according to the RA Law on Administrative-Territorial Division, which was adopted  back in 2010. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this to the  citizens gathered in Sisian on December 21 during his visit to  Syunik.

Expressing gratitude to the Sisian residents for such a reception, he  noted that he has come here to look them in the eyes and explain what  is happening on the border of Syunik. "Today there is a lot of talk  about the fact that the process of the surrender of Syunik is  underway, and the region is in danger. But  the opposite is true.  With the deployment of border troops, our level of security  increases. When we are asked why border guards are deployed precisely  along this border, I want to ask a counter question - who defined  these boundaries? And the border was approved in accordance with the  RA law on administrative-territorial division, which was adopted in  2010, "the head of government stressed.

In this regard, he gave examples of the communities of Nerkin  Khndzoresk. The communities that, according to this division, border  Azerbaijan and not Artsakh.<Why was it not indicated earlier that  this is Artsakh? The CSTO cannot interfere when the issue goes beyond  the borders of Armenia. They tell us, "t hese are your boundaries,  and you have defined them yourself," he said.

At the same time, the prime minister stressed that the search for the  missing soldiers continues. In this vein, he said that he had  contacted dozens of times on this issue personally with Russian  President Vladimir Putin, with the head of the peacekeeping  contingent. <Yes, many parents say we don't do anything. And they  have the right to say so, because there are no results. But I want to  assure you that we are doing our best. I know that I am very much to  blame for you on many issues. But I hope that I will be worthy of  your trust, " he stressed. At the same time, the prime minister urged  to open the road to Goris in order to answer the "difficult and  correct questions of the people of Goris".

However, a little later, in order to avoid provocations on mourning  days, Nikol Pashinyan decided to cancel his visit to Goris. <I made  sure that the asituation in Goris, Kapan, Meghri and Kajaran is the  same as in Sisian, so the road to Goris is closed. We will not use  force, even on the day of mourning," the Prime Minister wrote on his  Facebook page, saying that he will return to Yerevan.

To note,within the framework of his visit to Sisian, the Prime  Minister of Armenia arrived at the Pantheon, where he paid tribute to  the memory of the dead servicemen, laying flowers and bowing before  their graves. At the Pantheon, Pashinyan talked with relatives who  lost their children during the hostilities, after which he went up to  the temple and lit candles for the repose of the soldiers.