Shahnazaryan: criticism of Pashinyan against Artsakh is not an  impulsive statement, but a well-thought impromptu

ArmInfo. The head of the  "My step'' bloc , Armenian Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is  trying to lower political debates to the level of foul language.   Such an opinion was expressed by the former head of the Ministry of  National Security of Armenia, former member of the governing board of  the opposition Armenian National Movement party, and now a MP  candidate from the former ruling Republican Party (RPA) David  Shahnazaryan, in an interview with journalists.

"This is a provocation that will not pass. Neither my colleagues nor  I will fall to that level. Secondly, Pashinyan's statements once  again proved that he is far from understanding the essence of the  Nagorno- Karabakh conflict," said Shahnazaryan, adding that he  believes meaningless these statements and unworthy of his attention.

At the same time, he stressed that if they have a desire, he invites  them -Nikol Pashinyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia or  any other to the debate on the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.

Touching on Pashinyan's address to the authorities of Artsakh  yesterday, Shahnazaryan said that he did not want to use any  epithets, but he believes that this is not an impulsive statement.  "It's quite well developed, presented in the form of an impromptu  statement. And this is a continuation of the chain laid down by the  statement of Sasun Mikayelyan. . You yourself became convinced that  the leadership of Artsakh is sober enough, and did not respond to  provocative and frivolous statements ", said Shahnazaryan.

At the same time, he expressed conviction that the attempt of the  Pashinyan team was aimed at creating public debates, confrontation  with the authorities of Artsakh, however, the latter did not succumb  to this provocation and succumb, because they have a high level of  responsibility unlike the current regime in Armenia.  To clarify why  Pashinyan did such a provocation, Shahnazaryan urged to ask the  actingPM himself.. He also expressed conviction that Artsakh's  reaction to Sasun Mikaelyan's statement was not harsh. "Thus, no one,  I'm not talking about the authorities of Armenia during the entire  period of independence - no one in Armenia has in such a tone and  words ever addressed either to the authorities of Artsakh or to his  people," he concluded.  To note, Pashinyan attacked the authorities  in Artsakh with criticism after a number of high-ranking Karabakh  officials reacted harshly to the statement made by the member of the  ''My Step'' bloc Sasun Mikayelyan regarding the victory of the people  in the revolution more important than the Artsakh liberation war.  Pashinyan urged Karabakh officials not to earn political dividends on  this, not to stick their nose in the internal political processes in  Armenia and to take up their commitments. The next day, Pashinyan  went the distance and called on Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan to  curb his subordinates.  Moreover, Pashinyan said that his son is the  only one who today serves on the front line. According to him, the  sons of none of the presidents served in Artsakh - the son of the  first president repaid his homeland in the Tavush region, and the  sons of the second president Robert Kocharyan sank in the RA Ministry  of Defense.