Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Thursday brushed aside the publication of what former President Serzh Sarkisian has portrayed as further proof of his reckless rejection before last year’s war with Azerbaijan of an international plan to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Armenia’s human rights defender, Arman Tatoyan, has accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his political opponents of resorting to inflammatory rhetoric in their election campaigns, saying that could deepen a political crisis in the country.
Armenian Opposition Leader Favors Closer ‘Integration’ With Russia
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Artur Vanetsian, a leader of a major opposition bloc running in the upcoming Armenian parliamentary elections, called on Wednesday for Armenia’s “deeper integration” with Russia.
“Russia is our ally and Armenia cannot have a better ally,” Vanetsian told Vladimir Solovyov, an outspoken Russian TV host close to the Kremlin, in an interview live streamed on the latter’s YouTube channel. “We must have the right, straightforward relationship with Russia.”
“Russia is not an ordinary country, Russia is a superpower,” he said. “I think that after coming to power we will need to consider having closer cooperation, deeper integration processes with the Russian Federation. Relations between Armenia and Russia must be upgraded to a lever where nobody would be able to change it.”
Armenian Ombudsman, Activists Deplore Toxic Election Campaign
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Armenia’s human rights defender, Arman Tatoyan, has accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and his political opponents of resorting to inflammatory rhetoric in their election campaigns, saying that could deepen a political crisis in the country.
In a statement issued on Tuesday evening, Tatoyan singled out Pashinian’s pledges to “purge” the state bureaucracy and wage “political vendettas” against local government officials supporting the Armenian opposition.
The ombudsman issued another statement the following morning urging election contenders to stop exploiting the issue of Armenian prisoners still held by Azerbaijan for political purposes. Human rights lawyers and activists added their voice to his appeal on Wednesday.
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A wealthy businessman insisted on Friday that he is running for parliament on the ruling Civil Contract party’s ticket to help Armenia’s current government stay in power and continue its policies, rather than increase his fortune.
The businessman, Khachatur Sukiasian, is fifth on Civil Contract’s list of candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Another prominent entrepreneur, Gurgen Arsenian, occupies 14
th position on the list.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian repeatedly pledged to separate business from politics shortly after coming to power in May 2018. He declared that wealthy Armenian entrepreneurs no longer need to hold parliament seats in order to protect and expand their assets.