Archbishop Arshak Comments on Anna Hakobyan's Statements

Anna Hakobyan's statements contain elements of criminal activity; if there are any such claims, she should address the law enforcement agencies. This was stated by Archbishop Arshak during a conversation with journalists at Zvartnots Airport, responding to the Prime Minister's wife Anna Hakobyan's remarks about the "main pedophiles of the country being possessed by the word 'chulan.'"

In response to a journalist's question about the possibility of removing the Catholicos through crowd action, Archbishop Arshak remarked, "Anything is possible to do with force, but we do live in a civilized country, don’t we?"

Archbishop Khachaturyan also noted that there are no high-ranking clergy within the church who oppose the Catholicos. It is worth mentioning that today Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made yet another post targeting the church and the Catholicos, urging citizens to take action toward organizing new Catholicos elections. His post has sparked outrage among the public. Human rights defenders consider Pashinyan's recent posts and actions against the church as preparations for undermining the constitutional order.