Artsakh Diocese:  People who officially refused to help Artsakh are  once again distorting reality

ArmInfo.The Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) has responded to statements  made by the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan that "if the people of Artsakh truly wanted a homeland, they should have fought for it." 

In its statement, the Artsakh Diocese emphasized that such  short-sighted and arrogant statements not only fail to contribute to  solving the urgent issues, but instead deepen the division  that have  been artificially imposed on society. "The people who know the  reality best and have officially refused to help Artsakh are once  again distorting the reality, "sprinkling salt" on the unhealed  wounds of the Artsakh people who have lost their homeland. They  ignore the sacrifice of the hundreds of our young soldiers who lost  their lives in 2023. It is sad to hear such irresponsible statements  coming from a person in such a highly responsible position as the  Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia," the Artsakh Diocese  said in a statement. 

In this regard, it is noted that after a 44-day war, nine months of  blockade and forced displacement of the Artsakh people, the Armenian  society has developed an approach of abdicating responsibility. This  approach is based on similar statements made at a high level.  "The  recent statement by the Chairman of the National Assembly only  confirmed this approach. People with spiritual perception understand  the reasons for such behavior well. The greatest sin of the first  people was not only eating the forbidden fruit, but also shifting  responsibility to others. This phenomenon has been present throughout  the history of mankind, and it can only be overcome through  Christianity, which teaches us to see our mistakes and take  responsibility for our actions," the statement says. 

In this regard, the Artsakh Diocese emphasized that there is no need  to recall the heroic resistance of the Artsakh people, who endured  the hardships of the nine-month blockade and displayed courage on  September 19, 2023. "According to the biblical words: "whoever has  eyes to see, will see." But those who refuse to see reality will  never have the opportunity to comprehend it. We pray that God will  grant our people wisdom, so that nothing and no one will be the cause  of artificial tension and intolerance towards each other. The  stronger the love, forgiveness and unity in our homeland, the sooner  all our cherished dreams will come true - dreams that we are  confident are shared by every Armenian," the Diocese concluded.