Shahramanyan: Armenian Prime Minister surrendered Artsakh, and the  mandate was given by the citizens of Armenia

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan surrendered Artsakh, recognized it as part of Azerbaijan and dissolved the OSCE Minsk Group, and all of this occurred within the  mandate given to him by the citizens of Armenia, as stated  by Samvel Shahramanyan, the 5th President of Artsakh,  to journalists following the opening ceremony of the Call of Artsakh  Memorial in the Yerablur military pantheon.

Shahramanyan recalled that the Armenian Prime Minister has stated  many times that he will step down if the Armenian people demand it.  Touching upon the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, the only  structure mandated to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,  Shahramanyan emphasized that the right to return is  guaranteed by  international law, and assured that the Artsakh people are determined  not to give it up. He expressed  confidence that the issue is not yet  closed, dispite the dissolution of  the OSCE MG. In this vein, he  mentioned the Swiss Peace Initiative, which aims  to create a  platform for dialogue on the return of the Artsakh population to  their homeland.

 "Even during the existence of the Minsk mechanism, the forced  displacement of the Artsakh population became possible. That is why I  hope that another mechanism will be created to allow this issue to be  raised again," the 5th President of the NKR noted. The politician  also touched upon the decree on the dissolution of the  Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, reaffirming that this document holds no  legal force and was signed solely to save the Artsakh population.  "However, upon arrival in Armenia, we issued a statement regarding  this decree and revoked  it. And if there are people who believe that  such a decree exists, then they should also remember that there is a  document that invalidates it," Shakhramanyan concluded.