May 9, 2026
If people consider that Artsakh was not theirs, perhaps there is some truth in it. The former president of Artsakh, Samvel Shahramanian, made this statement in the “Yerablur” military pantheon.
Nikol Pashinyan, the prime ministerial candidate of the “Civil Agreement” party, announced yesterday in Syunik, speaking about Artsakh. “Those territories were never ours.”
“Yes, we also consider that this behavior shown by the current government, of course, Artsakh was not theirs. Nikol Pashinyan declares that they are a very effective government, because they brought Armenia out of the clutches it was in as a result of the Artsakh movement.
In order to be effective, the government must have a plan, implementers of that plan, perhaps this is what Pashinyan means when he declares, “We are an effective government,” because they implement such a plan without deviation,” said Shahramanian.
The former Minister of Artsakh emphasized that they also want peace with their neighbors, but it is a different question, what quality and at what price will this peace be achieved. According to Shahramanyan, peace can be in a degraded status, which is also a matter of choice. He believes that this election will be decided in about 1 month in the parliamentary elections.
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