“With this, Nikol Pashinyan is saying to the enemy. “Live, what you have done, you have done well, s

Today, after the Cabinet session, Nikol Pashinyan gave another briefing, during which one of the journalists asked whether he is ready to publicly commit to supporting the punishment of war crimes in the territory of Armenia, even if it concerns the military and political elite of Azerbaijan.

Answering, Nikol Pashinyan once again stated what he has been saying all the time in recent years: such issues should not be raised so that there is no war.

“I have decided for myself that I will address these topics with the maximum directness, as I said in response to the previous questions: it’s all a double-edged sword. We must not forget the message of the New Testament: “with what judgment you judge, with the same judgment you will be judged, with the same measure you measure, with the same measure you will be measured.” I do not agree that you and I should look each other in the eye and deceive each other and, even more, deceive our people, because it is a double-edged sword. These rumors exist now, the facts by the way, no one denies it, but we need to understand what we are talking about. And this is the trap from which we cannot get out, my opinion is that we have to get out of that trap, and we are getting out. We should be fried in our oil, each of us in our own oil,” he said mentioned Nikol Pashinyan.

He also said during the briefing that the cases of vandalism carried out by Azerbaijan in Artsakh will not be discussed at the state level.

Artak Beglaryan, former state minister of Artsakh, human rights defender according to him, Nikol Pashinyan’s behavior is not surprising at all, if he made statements and claims contrary to this statement, then it would be surprising.

“There is nothing to be surprised about, Nikol Pashinyan’s level of insolence and illegality is very high. The Republic of Armenia has assumed clear obligations, it does not fulfill those obligations, not to mention the other things, which is not only a real real responsibility, but also a political, moral, etc. Most importantly, this impunity and encouragement promotes new crimes: both the destruction of cultural heritage and war crimes, the killing of civilians during war crimes, torture, etc. 168.amArtak Beglaryan said in a conversation with

According to our interlocutor, the mere fact that Azerbaijan’s war crimes, the destruction of Armenian monuments by it will not be discussed at the state level in any way, will be ignored, means that Nikol Pashinyan is saying to the enemy. “Live, what you have done, you have done well, after this, do it again, there will not be any consistent step by any state so that justice wins.”

“All this means that he encourages new crimes against the Armenian people and Armenia.” added Artak Beglaryan.

Continuing, Artak Beglaryan also noted that the work carried out by individuals in various international structures against Azerbaijan’s war crimes cannot produce significant results as long as there is direct inaction at the state level in this direction.

“Actually, all these efforts are blocking, because no matter how weak the international mechanisms are, they still depend on the political will of the states, and the political will of the states is formed as a result of diplomacy. In other words, the position of the current RA authorities prevents other states from taking any steps for justice and the restoration of our rights, including the right of return, protection of cultural heritage, prevention of new crimes, etc.

What we are doing is important, but it is more important to keep them on the agenda, and if we are more or less successful, under more favorable conditions, especially in the presence of state efforts, they can complement the state efforts and can provide a strategic addition,” emphasized Artak Beglaryan.

Let’s remind that as a result of Azerbaijani vandalism, the Stepanakert Cathedral of St. Mary of Hovan was completely destroyed.

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