Tuesday, June 1 2021 13:56

ArmInfo. On June 1, Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan, in an interview with journalists, commented on the statement of former Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian on the reasons for his resignation from the post of Foreign Minister.

Yesterday the acting RA Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian held a farewell  meeting with the employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and  expressed gratitude to the latter for the professionalism and  dedication shown during the joint work. According to Aivazian, when  he made the decision to head the RA Foreign Ministry, he was guided  by one criterion. "This Ministry, born of independence, must  steadfastly defend our sovereignty, our independence, our state and  national interests. I hope I did not leave you ashamed, my decision  to resign was due precisely to this reason, that there has never been  any doubt that that this Ministry can take a step or agree with some  ideas, initiatives that run counter to our statehood, national- state  interests. We have come a long way together, and today I am leaving  with the kindest memories, " he said.

"I don't think we have a situation where there are such problems.  Naturally, national interests are priority for all of us and I do not  see any reason for such statements. But it is better to send the  question to the former minister," Grigoryan said.

Answering the question that Aivazian's statement appeared immediately  after the meeting of the Security Council on May 27, in connection  with which there are doubts that, perhaps, there was another -  unpublished initiative, Grigoryan urged to exclude such rumors. "This  is excluded. I do not understand how you can constantly spread  information that there are secret documents or attachments. There is  no such thing. Everything that is discussed is as public as possible.  Moreover, I can assure you that there can be no secret documents that  will not be published or publicly will not be discussed. There is no  such thing and such abuse is unnecessary ", the acting Deputy Prime  Minister assured.

At the same time, Grigoryan does not share the concern that a number  of resignations in the Foreign Ministry could lead to a collapse in  the state system.

To recall, on May 27 at a meeting of the Security Council of the  republic in an expanded composition the acting Armenian Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan proposed, in his words, the shortest path to  de-escalation of the border situation with Azerbaijan, namely, the  armed units of the two sides withdraw the border proportionally and  return to their places of permanent deployment. Then, international  observers from the Russian Federation or other co-chairing countries  of the OSBE Minsk Group are deployed along the border.  After the  meeting of the Security Council, Acting Armenian Foreign Minister Ara  Aivazian has resigned. It is worth noting that according to the  information circulated in the media, Aivazian strongly disagreed with  the policy pursued by the RA government headed by the acting Prime  Minister of the Republic of Armenia in connection with the Karabakh  conflict and the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. 

Nevertheless, the leader of the parliamentary faction "My Step" Lilit  Makunts, on May 31 in parliament, commenting on the possible  connection of the resignation of the acting Minister of Foreign  Affairs Ara Aivazian with the proposal of Acting Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan stated that Aivazian was informed about the content of the  proposal and had no objections.