ArmInfo. Boris Avagyan was dismissed from his post in the State Emergency Service of Artsakh after the assessments voiced during today's hearings on the issues of prisoners of war in the Armenian parliament.
It should be noted that the representative of the President of Artsakh, Deputy Director of the State Emergency Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Artsakhformer deputy mayor of Artik Boris Avagyan on April 19, at the discussions on the issues of prisoners of war in the National Assembly of Armenia, sharply criticized the actions of the RA authorities, including on issues of interaction with the Russian side. He also confirmed the words of the commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh, Rustam Muradov, that the return of a group of prisoners of war from Azerbaijani captivity was not planned on April 8, and that it was speculation.
"For the opinions expressed at a press conference in Yerevan, by the order of Artsakh Minister of Internal Affairs Karen Sargsyan, Boris Avagyan was relieved of his post as Deputy Director of the State Emergency Service.
B. Avagyan did not inform the higher management about the press conference organized by himself and on behalf of the Service spoke on the topics beyond the scope of his authority. Most of the thoughts and opinions expressed by B. Avagyan not only do not reflect the position of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Service for Emergency Situations, but also do not correspond to reality.
Taking into account unauthorized behavior and abuse of office, Boris Avagyan was dismissed from his post, "Artsakh State Emergency Service informed.
It is worth noting that while the State Emergencies Service of Artsakh confirmed that Avagyan was in their service, the apparatus of the Artsakh President announced to everyone that he was not in the service of the NKR anywhere.
Thus, the press secretary of the Artsakh President Lusine Avanesyan assured that Boris Avagyan does not occupy any positions in Artsakh and cannot be represented as an advisor to the NKR President on a voluntary basis. She added that Avagyan was dismissed from his post back in March.