Wednesday, August 23 2023 10:56

ArmInfo.Three opposition parliamentary parties of Artsakh - the Armenian Revolutionary  Federation (ARF), Justice and Democratic Party of Artsakh - issued a joint statement on threats to statehood and appealed to the national security, defence and law enforcement agencies and to the ex-presidents of Artsakh. 

In a joint statement of the parties, attention is drawn to the fact  that on the eve of the next anniversary of independence, Artsakh  faced serious trials.

At the same time, the parties state that the enemy seeks to destroy  the statehood of Artsakh, dissolve state institutions and absorb it.

"In the three years that have passed since the war, and especially in  recent months, under the blockade, we, as a nation, have shown  exceptional unity around our statehood, keeping the state free from  shocks, have shown unprecedented endurance in the face of  difficulties. We did all this for the sake of our statehood, for the  sake of our natural right to live and create freely in our own land.

Surprising as it may seem, we receive another threat to the state not  from the enemy, but from ourselves, from people whose motives may be  honest and naive, but the nature of the threat does not change," the  opposition parties said in a statement.

Then, addressing the law enforcement agencies of Artsakh, and  welcoming their approach to resolve the current situation with soft  power, the opposition parties demanded that they remain faithful to  the oath to protect the statehood and its institutions, act  exclusively in accordance with the spirit and letter of the law.

The opposition parties also addressed the political majority of the  National Assembly and other political forces and recalled that the  parliament, like the institution of the President, are two pillars of  the state, expressing the collective will of the people, undermining  each of which is fraught with the collapse of the state.

"You, as the voice of the people, cannot remain silent, waiting for  an arbitrary resolution of the situation.  Preserving the  constitutional order and defending the votes you have received is a  paramount issue. You are obliged to express a public position and be  in the first positions in preserving statehood," the statement says.

The opposition forces also addressed former presidents, state  ministers, high-ranking military men and stressed that the statehood  of Artsakh, with all its shortcomings, is also the result of your  efforts, dedication and merit.

"You must use all your influence to resolve the created existence  with wisdom and peace. You have a moral duty and a well-deserved  right to be at the forefront of preserving statehood. Your silence  will not be understood," the statement said.

In conclusion, they addressed the intelligentsia, public figures and  the entire society, also emphasizing that statehood is the highest  value earned by the blood of our parents, relatives, children and  friends.

"We have always been ready at the cost of our lives to protect it  from any enemy. No less important is the protection of statehood from  internal contradictions, unnecessary ambitions and senseless  upheavals.  Indifference cannot be justified. Silence is complicity  in a crime," the parties summed up.