Today, Nikol Pashinyan remembered the former. in general, according to tradition, in pre-election speeches, the thread of the past is always passed in Pashinyan’s speeches.

Today, during another briefing, when journalists accused the government of not fulfilling the 2021 plan and ultimately handing over Artsakh, Pashinyan responded that the preface of their plan stated the priority: peace in the region.

Journalists also recalled Pashinyan’s statement by which he recognized Nagorno Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan.

Pashinyan responded by first noting that “no government has done as much for Karabakh as our government”, then added: Nagorno-Karabakh has always been part of Azerbaijan, and Armenia has always recognized it as part of Azerbaijan, it was simply hidden to prevent Armenia from being an independent state.

“And that process was led by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Robert Kocharyan, Serzh Sargsyan, and now they have brought the related Russian-Belarusian oligarchs, realizing that their card has been redeemed,” he noted.

Former RA Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan 168․amupdated Pashinyan’s memory in a conversation with “It is known that Nagorno-Karabakh was a semi-independent state, and the Minsk Group was created, which recognized that the problem of Karabakh’s self-determination is legal, fair, and a solution must be found. That was the reaction of the world.

Karabakh was not completely independent, but in Karabakh we legally used the Armenian dram, production entities of Karabakh carried out export and import operations, moreover, citizens of Karabakh, residents, received Armenian passports and were issued visas, they could travel freely, etc. In other words, Artsakh was able to achieve many things. The status of Artsakh was absolutely legal until the Minsk Group made a decision.

Artsakh was handed over to Azerbaijan by Nikol Pashinyan. it happened before our eyes. All other statements, regarding the presidents, some oligarchs, they are another pre-election tricks, with which they try to mislead the voters.”

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