ArmInfo. In the events that took place on Sunday, we need to look for the underlying reasons and understand that they have a direct connection with the processes of the coming months, the future of the state and the families of each of us. This is how Vahe Hovhannisyan, a member of the Alternative Projects group, commented on the series of high-profile resignations in Pashinyan's government.
At the same time, he is sure that what happened should sober everyone up. "A series of layoffs on a Sunday evening! What, there are no working days in this country, wouldn't it be Monday? This means that decisions in this country are made by ONE person, with a very narrow group and unclear motives. This means that next Sunday evening, let's say, we can find out that Armenia has left the CSTO with all the ensuing consequences, or we have asked Turkish President Erdogan to send troops to Armenia. Is there any guarantee that this will not happen? Will we still be joking then?" asked Hovhannisyan. At the same time, he drew attention to the fact that one of the stages of the liquidation of the state is the discrediting of high- ranking government positions.
"With such steps, the highest positions of the Republic of Armenia are devalued to the point of meaninglessness. With such steps, our state is also being turned into a tent city. Is it necessary to explain how all this will end?" the expert further asked.
At the same time, he believes that if there had been a strong opposition in Armenia, there would not have been Sunday's event of ONE person, since the government felt constrained in its actions.
"I am not interested in those who were fired. I say this because a strong opposition is an important restraining factor that prevents fateful decisions from being made next Sunday. A strong opposition is the consolidation of the National Assembly, the street, influential circles, different layers of society, influential individuals, and figures at least on some important issues.
Has anything been done to achieve this goal? No, this has not been done - everyone involved in this process is waiting for something. What are we waiting for, the fate of Artsakh? 30 years of statehood have led to the fact that key decisions can be made on Sunday evenings, reducing the role of state institutions and procedures to nothing," Hovhannisyan noted.
The expert stated that the enemy sees this and is developing its own packages of Sunday decisions. Hovhannisyan is sure that the "Sunday States" are very vulnerable. "Many people have a natural question - what normal person would agree to continue working with this government, to take up the vacant positions? This is a half-hearted question, because yes, people who are capable of certain "important deeds" and who have sworn an oath to certain things are preparing in advance for "Sunday substitutions".
However, it is very important to note that Sunday dismissals do not exempt many from responsibility for the lawlessness they committed during their activities, for playing with the destinies of people and the state, regardless of whose orders they were made," Hovhannisyan summed up.
Late in the evening of November 17, it became known that the Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan, Chairman of the RA State Revenue Committee Rustam Badasyan, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Armenia Argishti Kyaramyan, Minister of Internal Affairs Vahe Ghazaryan, as well as Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Committee Sasun Khachatryan had been dismissed from their positions. This morning, the head of the Supreme Judicial Council Karen Andreasyan also announced his resignation.