In response to several statements made by the Prime Minister in today’s briefing.
The emphasis of today’s announcements was very similar to the announcements made days after the 44-day war, when the head of the country, the commander-in-chief, blamed the defeat on various volunteer squads and individuals who had neither the leverage nor the ability to make decisions.
Today was almost the same. accusing the leader of the extra-election force of some foreign political problems or complicated issues at this moment is not really serious. It was possible to end with this, but since we talked about the “Prosperous Armenia” party and its president, let me remind you of some specific facts.
About relations with the President of Belarus. personal relations are something else, interstate relations are a completely different field of responsibility. When Azerbaijan demanded to extradite the Armenian blogger Bella Babakhanyan to Baku, the Armenian government did not take any steps, and only thanks to Gagik Tsarukyan, Bella came to Armenia.
“Prosperous Armenia” party also has very good relations with the European political family and is a member of the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists.
Let me also remind you that at the time when “Artsakh was Armenia and that’s the end” and unique European officials were visiting Artsakh, with the efforts of PAP and Gagik Tsarukyan, many European delegations were brought to Artsakh, including about 30 members of the European Parliament. Even today, PAP continues to work with its European partners.
PAP also has very good relations with the leading political forces of Russia, including the ruling United Russia. And let me also say that in the near future we are going to discuss with our Russian partners in the direction of settling and finding solutions to the problems created for Armenian producers, our agricultural products and other exporters, our foreign workers, and other circles. Problems which, understandably, were created not at all because of the uncalculated steps of “Prosperous Armenia”.
Iveta Tonoyan
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