Levon Kocharyan on Alen Simonyan`s statements: The current government   is responsible for all developments in Armenia and Artsakh since 2018 

ArmInfo.All responsibility for the events that have taken place in Armenia and Artsakh since 2018 lies entirely with the current government of Armenia. This is the viewpoint expressed by Levon Kocharyan, a member of the parliamentary faction "Armenia" and the son of the second President of the Republic Robert Kocharyan.

His response came in light of the  recent statements of the speaker of the Armenian parliament, Alen  Simonyan, who stated that "if the people of Artsakh truly wanted a  homeland, they should have fought for it." Kocharyan emphasized the  importance of not only considering Simonyan's words, but also  examining the actions of the entire ruling political team. He noted  that these were the ones who led the Armenian people into war and  then recognized Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan.

The MP also recalled that amidst discussions about the draft law "On  Launching Armenia's EU Accession Process", European values are being  actively discussed in the country. He questioned whether it would be  conceivable for a speaker of parliament in any European country to  spit in the face of a citizen. "Can you imagine a scenario where a  speaker of parliament would grab someone's hands, spit in their face  or make a similar statement and still  hold his position," he asked.   Kocharyan criticized Simonyan's generalization regarding the forcibly  displaced population of Artsakh as unethical. He highlighted  the  importance of focusing on  the possibility of the Artsakh people's  return with the signing of a peace treaty and the establishment of  security mechanisms in Armenia's foreign policy agenda. In this  regard, Kocharyan recalled that high-level discussions held in the  Swiss parliament revealed that neither Azerbaijan nor Armenia are  willing to address this issue in the context of the Artsakh people's  return. "Moreover, the peace treaty does not contain a word about  this," added the son of the second President of Armenia.