Tuesday, September 10 2024 13:29

ArmInfo. Former President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan never said that a coup had been carried  out in the republic, which is what the current Armenian government is . This was stated by the MP of the Hayastan faction Artur Khachatryan on September 10 at a briefing.

The day before, the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic  of Armenia Alen Simonyan reported in parliament that he had several  telephone conversations with the President of Artsakh Arayik  Harutyunyan, who stated that he was forced to resign under pressure.  , - the speaker said.

Khachatryan was reminded that at one time Baku threatened to take  tough measures in the event of new elections in Artsakh. In this  regard, the media asked whether it was worthwhile for Harutyunyan to  resign and elect a new president in this critical situation.

, the parliamentarian pointed out.

Arayik Harutyunyan became the President of Nagorno-Karabakh in March  2020. After the end of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh in the fall of  2020, many political forces in Artsakh and Armenia demanded his  resignation, claiming that he was responsible for the unsuccessful  outcome of the hostilities. On August 31, 2023, he announced his  resignation. Harutyunyan added that he signed a decision to dismiss  Gurgen Nersisyan from the post of head of government and appoint  Samvel Shahramanyan in his place, who . On  September 9, Shahramanyan was elected President of NK. Baku condemned  the elections, calling them . On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan  began military operations against Artsakh. On September 20, the NKR  authorities agreed to the disarmament of the NKR Defense Army and to  negotiations. On September 28, NKR President Samvel Shahramanyan  signed a decree on the termination of the existence of the Republic  of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) from January 1, 2024 and the  dissolution of all state institutions.