The Approach of Demanding a Meeting with the Prime Minister via Sit-in Provokes Confusion: Spokesperson

Mané Gevorgyan, the spokesperson for the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, has commented on the sit-in held by the relatives of soldiers from Shirak who were captured in Khtsaberd in front of the government building and responded to the question of whether the Prime Minister is planning to meet with them.

We present the question from Armenpress regarding the topic and the response from the Prime Minister's press secretary Mané Gevorgyan.

Question: The relatives of the Shirak soldiers captured in Khtsaberd have declared a sit-in in front of the government and are demanding a meeting with the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister intending to meet with them?

Answer: The Prime Minister has met with the relatives of the soldiers captured in Khtsaberd nine times in the last nine months, including two times in the Shirak region. The most recent meeting took place on July 23. The Prime Minister has held dozens of meetings with the relatives of those captured in the last nine months, with some occurring without time restrictions.

During all these meetings, the Prime Minister has provided the relatives of the captured soldiers with all available information and has stated that he is always ready to share information with them, including through meetings. The relatives of the captured individuals know that they have the opportunity to meet regularly with the Prime Minister, and there is a specific mechanism in place for this.

In this context, the approach of demanding a meeting with the Prime Minister through a sit-in raises confusion, regardless of how understandable the situation of our captured soldiers' relatives is. It should be noted that the relatives of those captured in Khtsaberd have also had multiple meetings with the Director of the National Security Service and the governor of Shirak.