Armenian premier`s order moral and psychological blow to Armenia`s  armed forces - MP

ArmInfo. The order of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan to the Ministry of Defense of Armenia not to violate the ceasefire is a  direct moral and psychological blow to the country's armed forces.  This was stated on March 20 during a meeting of the RA National  Assembly Committee on Defense and Security by Gegham Manukyan, a  member of the NA from the opposition faction "Armenia". 

According to him, the country's armed forces, within the scope of  their authority, constantly refute the large-scale disinformation of  the Azerbaijani side about alleged violations of the ceasefire by  Armenia. "Against this background, Pashinyan's order puts the  country's armed forces and the militias on combat duty on the border  in a very awkward position," the oppositionist said.

In turn, Chairman of the National Assembly Committee on Defense and  Security Andranik Kocharyan noted that he personally perceived the  Prime Minister's instruction somewhat differently. "The Armenian  Armed Forces are always ready to resist the enemy's actions, but in  this case, this is not the case. The point is that the Armenian side  should not succumb to the provocations of the Azerbaijani side, which  is quite natural, since we have much more important goals, for the  achievement of which such calls for restraint are necessary," the  head of the commission emphasized, adding, at the same time, that  such restraint does not mean that there are omissions in the Armenian  Armed Forces.

The day before, in his post on Facebook, RA Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan announced that he had ordered the RA Ministry of Defense  not to violate the ceasefire. "Armenia is moving towards peace, not  war," the Prime Minister emphasized.

For several days in a row, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has been  making statements that the Armenian armed forces are allegedly  violating the ceasefire, which the RA Defense Ministry has been  constantly refuting. The Armenian public is beginning to think that  Baku is preparing the ground for a new armed provocation with its  actions.