The wiretapping of the telephone conversation of RA NSS director Artur Vanetsyan and SIS chief Sasun Khachatryan is from Armenia. Such a claim was made by the head of the NSS, Artur Vanetsyan, in a conversation with journalists, but he refused to name names.

“At the moment, I cannot give specific names, reveal the scope. Without saying it, it is clear to everyone where the frame is from,” said Vanetsyan. The latter said that the circles were from Armenia, but refused to answer the question whether it was about the former government or not.

“Let’s not go too far, let me just say something to end this topic. The National Security Service carries out operational work. In carrying out operational work, the National Security Service cooperates with various people whose work is not visible, but believe me, their work is invaluable. Information is obtained from these people in an operational manner. Information is received, but, unfortunately, it is not possible to document this information, that is, to have clear data that you can provide to the investigative body,” he said.

The director of the RA NSS also said that the people who did the case knew from the beginning that the NSS and the entire legal system would spare no effort to uncover the case. “They were very well prepared and, unfortunately, they did not leave any traces with which we can bring charges,” Vanetsyan added.

To the question: is it possible that one day they will find these people and punish them, Artur Vanetsyan answered:

“You know, time will put everything in its place, time will tell. At the moment, I don’t know if we will be able to document and prosecute those people, I’ll just say one thing. “Honestly, it just probably didn’t occur to anyone that they could take such a step and eavesdrop on the director of the country’s national security service and the head of the Special Investigation Service, and make those conversations public,” he said.

Artur Vanetsyan said that the recording of the telephone conversation between him and the CSI chief was posted on the Internet since September 6, but became available to the general public on September 11. “The reason for this is that in order to spread the information and not leave traces, they had to act very carefully, because if we could fix the source, it is clear that we would be able to destroy the coil,” said the director of the NSS.