Tuesday, April 12 2022 11:31

ArmInfo. "Hayastan" and "I have Honor" opposition factions are boycotting the next 4-day plenary session of the National Assembly of Armenia. As  head of the Hayastan  faction Seyran Ohanyan stated on April 12 from the parliamentary  rostrum, the MPs will leave for Artsakh and the border villages of  Armenia.

According to him, today Armenia and Artsakh are facing serious  challenges, which is due to the global crisis in international  politics and the clearly anti-Armenian behavior of Turkey and  Azerbaijan.

Ohanyan recalled that at the last rally convened by the opposition,  red lines were mentioned related to the country's security, which the  government does not have to stop. " The provisions of the Declaration  of Independence of the Republic of Armenia - our territorial  integrity, sovereignty - are not subject to discussion for us. We  consider unacceptable any option for resolving the Karabakh conflict,  in which case Artsakh can become part of Azerbaijan," said the head  of the faction and ex-minister of defense of the Republic of Armenia.

According to him, the current government of the Republic of Armenia  is not able to solve many internal and external problems. Recent  events, according to Ohanyan, confirm the fears that everything is  going within the framework of the Azerbaijani-Turkish agenda - there  is a threat to the territorial integrity of Armenia, and Artsakh is  under threat. "Within the framework of the so-called peace agreement,  our people are being prepared for new concessions, new defeats, new  humiliations," he said. According to Ohanyan, the actions of the  parliamentary majority are absolutely inadequate to the current  situation, especially when it comes to Artsakh.

"Based on the current situation, the parliamentary opposition  announces that it will not participate in meetings and voting this  week. We are leaving for Artsakh and the border regions of Armenia,"  Ohanyan said.

Seyran Ohanyan set up the flag of Artsakh on the rostrum; MP from  "Hayastan", NA Vice Speaker Ishkhan Saghatelyan followed him. MP Hayk  Mamijanyan voiced a similar decision on behalf of the "I have honor"  faction. The opposition factions left the NA session hall.

MPs of the ruling faction reacted to this statement. Thus, a member  of the "Civil Contract" faction Vagharshak Hakobyan stated that by  his trip to Artsakh, the opposition endangers the citizens of Artsakh  and Armenia. "The idea was voiced here that they are leaving for  Artsakh in order to return to the most important agenda, to protect  the citizens of Artsakh. I affirm the opposite, they are leaving for  Artsakh right now, endangering the citizens of the Republic of  Artsakh, the citizens of the Republic of Armenia. Keep this in mind,"  Hakobyan said.