Ashot Pashinyan to Be Abroad for 5 Days, Will Return: Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Arayik Harutyunyan

Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Arayik Harutyunyan has written: “As of September 24, 16:30, since the fake news has intensified, I will publish the current list of fakes. Please, disseminate widely so that our society is not misled. The entire family of the Prime Minister has left Armenia. This is a complete fabrication. The son of the Prime Minister is abroad for practical purposes for five days, a departure that has been planned since June. In five days, when he returns, it is unclear what the authors of the fakes will say next. If the son of the country’s leader had the intention to leave, he would not have stood in line with everyone in the published photo; rather, he would have utilized the countless methods known to 'fugitives.'”

“Yerevan and Baku collaborated during the attack on Nagorno-Karabakh. This is foolishness, a great lie that deserves only to be noted as yet another fake. Armenia does not allow our compatriots from Nagorno-Karabakh to come to Armenia. Just moments ago, this fake also dissipated, as the government has accepted all willing individuals at the center organized in Kornidzor, and the process of their accommodation is now underway.”

“The failed leader of Nagorno-Karabakh’s parliament has announced that the Prime Minister was acquainted in advance with the text of the ceasefire statement adopted by the Nagorno-Karabakh Security Council. This is an absolute lie. All decisions regarding the ceasefire on September 20 were made by Nagorno-Karabakh. The Republic of Armenia was not involved in the decision-making process. The Republic of Armenia has not had information regarding the mechanisms of document discussions or the format of decision-making. The Republic of Armenia was generally aware that a process was occurring, without having specific information about the details.”