Today, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, accompanied by the Speaker of the National Assembly Ararat Mirzoyan, MPs from the “My Step” faction of the National Assembly, high-ranking representatives of the RA Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces, visited the “Yerablur” military pantheon to pay tribute to the 2016 in memory of the heroes who died during the April War and the heroes who sacrificed their lives in the Artsakh Liberation War.

The Prime Minister laid flowers on the graves of Army Chief Vazgen Sargsyan and General Andranik Ozanyan, on the graves of heroes who lost their lives in the April war, approached their relatives and said words of support. Nikol Pashinyan laid a wreath at the memorial complex commemorating the fallen freedom fighters. A memorial service was held in “Yerablur”.

In a briefing with journalists, Nikol Pashinyan, answering the question about what conclusions were drawn after 3 years of the April war, stated: “I have said before, and even today, this issue is on my agenda and on the agenda of the government. We must deeply and seriously understand what happened and draw conclusions.”

Regarding the question regarding the last meeting with the President of Azerbaijan and the border situation, the Prime Minister of the country said. “The negotiation process, the peace process must continue, but we must also understand that as long as the conflict is not resolved, we, as a state, as a people, must be ready for any development.”

Referring to the statement made by the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia during a meeting with the Armenian community in New York, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said: “The uproar over Davit Tonoyan’s statement is pointless, because, to be honest, if Davit Tonoyan had made a different statement, I would have dismissed him from the position of the Minister of Defense, because what did the Minister of Defense say, he said: if suddenly there is a war, our aspiration will be to win that war. If the defense minister suddenly thinks something else, he should not work as a defense minister. This in no way casts a shadow on the peaceful settlement process, on the contrary, it emphasizes the importance of the peaceful settlement process. The Minister of Defense acts under the leadership and subordination of the Prime Minister.”