Pashinyan:  No attacks on Armenian Apostolic Church from my side

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan denied accusations of attacks on the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC). He made this statement  during a  briefing  on October 16.

The Prime Minister emphasized that nowhere in the AAC documents is it  stated that the person holding the position of Catholicos or bishop  is identical to the Church. "In the history of the AAC, there have  been cases, perhaps numerous cases, when Catholicos was deposed and  left. What happened as a result? Did the Church collapse? No!" the  head of government said.

He also mentioned cases of bishops facing criminal charges and  spending years in prison. When asked by journalists if  these events  are related to the peace process with Azerbaijan, he ruled out any  connection, noting that he does not follow  statements from  Azerbaijan's spiritual leaders.