“When was that order revoked for you to be giving new orders now?”: Vanetsyan to the Minister of Defense
“It was ridiculous that Pashinyan’s teammates justified mentioning Azerbaijani place names by saying that Nikol Pashinyan mentioned those names to emphasize that the Azerbaijani armed forces did not enter the sovereign territory of Armenia. It is impossible to comment on that. Did anyone think that one day the interstate border of Armenia will be closed by the Azerbaijanis and there will be no response from our authorities except begging for peace?” Artur Vanetsyan, the leader of the I Have Honor faction, told reporters. He added, “I am against hostilities and war. I am in favor of a peace agenda, but peace must be dignified. Peace must be in the interests not only of Azerbaijan, but also of Armenia and Artsakh.”
Vanetsyan explained that when he said that the main road leading to Syunik was closed, the authorities replied, “You do not understand, there is an alternative dirt road.” “So, now we will learn all the dirt roads of all the regions of Armenia, especially in the Gegharkunik, Ararat, and Syunik provinces, so that we can travel in our country? We just have to wake up. The Minister of Defense gave an order to use force and destroy the enemy if they enter the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia by 1 cm. Now a logical question arises: when was that order revoked for you to be giving new orders now? The military’s job is to protect the border and destroy those who violate the border. People should not be misled and engaged in cheap PR.”
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Vanetsyan noted that he is in favor of the border troops exercising control over the RA borders, but there should be an increase in weapons, and the peculiarity of the service should be taken into account. According to the deputy, there is no security in Armenia today, and we do not know what is happening at the border. “Armenia’s security system is broken.”
Hripsime Jebejyan
