Samvel Shahramanyan Seems to Exhibit Agency Behavior, Says MP from Civil Contract

Once again, strange statements are being made about some kind of a displaced government. This was noted by Arthur Hovhannisyan, the Secretary of the Civil Contract faction in the National Assembly of Armenia, on his Facebook page.

“Once again, strange statements are being made about some kind of displaced government. What is remarkable is that these statements come from a person who signed the document for the dissolution of Nagorno-Karabakh and during that time presented false accusations against Armenia regarding the presence of Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh. The main issue with these statements is not the government itself or even the officials, but the attitude and respect towards our state, our independence, and the choices of our people. If we compare these statements with actions taken by external forces against Armenia's independence, it is evident that we are dealing with a game of transfers, where well-known forces are only scoring own goals. This time, however, the coaches seem to have thrown their favorite substitute into the field, who has already distinguished himself with his bitter experience of impressing his coaches by dissolving Nagorno-Karabakh in just a week, with one signature.

Given all this, Samvel Shahramanyan seems to already exhibit agency behavior, which should at least attract the strict attention of the relevant bodies. There is one government in Armenia, there is one authority, and even the slightest steps taken against our statehood should be met with the strongest response,” he wrote.

It should be noted that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced today that certain groups forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh are knowingly or unknowingly taking actions and steps that pose a threat to Armenia's national security. Earlier, the President of the occupied Republic of Artsakh, Samvel Shahramanyan, gave an interview to the French publication Le Figaro. When asked if there is a displaced state and government, Shahramanyan replied, “Yes, in the building where I am hosting you in Yerevan, are the offices of the President of Artsakh and the judicial and legislative institutions. Parliamentarians can gather here to vote. In October, I signed a decree stating that all ministers of the government remain in their positions on a voluntary basis.”