Why did PTA broadcast  the liturgy at Hovhannavank, where Pashinyan  attended, but only as an ordinary parishioner?

ArmInfo. Hovhannes Movsisyan, Director of Public Television of Armenia, is surprised by the citizens' "surprise" over the broadcast of the liturgy at  Hovhannavank Monastery, which was celebrated by the defrocked Father  Aram (secular name Stepan Asatryan), and Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan attended, but only as an ordinary parishioner.

"Why did other media outlets cover this event? Because it is an event  of public interest that the media decided to cover, including live,  just like PTA," he said in a conversation with journalists in  parliament on November 4. When asked why PTA doesn't broadcast the  liturgy celebrated by the Catholicos of All Armenians in Holy  Etchmiadzin, while other media outlets do, Movsisyan recalled that  PTA provided coverage of the consecration ceremony of the Mother See  of Holy Etchmiadzin for all other media outlets following its  reconstruction.

Regarding PTA's failure to broadcast the liturgy dedicated to the  26th anniversary of the anointing and enthronement of His Holiness  Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, Hovhannes Movsisyan noted  that in order for PTA to cover any liturgy, he is notified in advance  by an official letter. "They approach us, it's discussed, the area is  studied, and a huge amount of work is done." "It's one thing to  broadcast a liturgy with a single camera, and quite another to  broadcast a large event," he said, without specifying how many  cameras were allocated to broadcast the event at Hovhannavank.

It should be noted that Public Television's live broadcast is  financed by taxpayers.

Recall, on October 26 and November 2, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan,  members of the Cabinet, and the ruling Civil Contract party attended  the liturgy celebrated by defrocked monk Stepan Asatryan. Each time,  a police presence was observed in the village of Hovhannavank from  early morning, and numerous security personnel guarded the monastery  grounds.  On October 31, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced in  a video address on social media his plans to "pray" in Etchmiadzin as  well.