Spokesperson for Prosperous Armenia Leader responds to Prime  Minister`s statements

ArmInfo. Iveta Tonoyan, spokesperson for Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia party, has responded to today's statements by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

During a press briefing on June 11, the Prime Minister harshly  responded when asked whether the authorities had offered Tsarukyan a  political deal. "If we had offered him a deal, he would have come  crawling on his knees. No one in Armenia offered him any deals, which  is why he was wandering around the world like an orphan looking for  agreements. He found something somewhere, and then it turned out he  had simply been recruited, and he didn't even realize it himself,"  the Prime Minister said.

In this regard, Iveta Tonoyan regretfully noted that an unhealthy  atmosphere has recently developed in the Republic of Armenia, where  anyone can say or write whatever they want without a sense of  responsibility.  However, it is, at the very least, strange and  unacceptable that the country's Prime Minister adheres to a similar  approach.

"While the Prosperous Armenia party and other political forces are  fully engaged in challenging the election results, recounting votes,  and defending the voting rights of every citizen in an effort to  restore justice, the Prime Minister is introducing incomprehensible  labels and assertions into the public agenda.  Ultimately, what is  there even to deny? Reports of an alleged deal with the authorities  were circulated by someone two days ago, and I already denied them,  yet today this has become a topic of discussion at the Prime  Minister's briefing.

Gagik Tsarukyan's international connections are extensive, and the  whole world is aware of them. Yes, we maintain broad and open  international cooperation, and we have never hidden this fact. Our  partnership relations, official meetings, and mutual visits with the  Russian 'United Russia' party have been publicly reported on numerous  occasions. The party is also a member of the European Conservatives  and Reformists family, implementing various programs and conducting  exchange visits. We have very good relations with a number of  political, social, and business circles in the Arab world, which  everyone is aware of. We also have partnerships and cooperation  programs with various influential circles in the United States, which  we have likewise spoken about publicly," Tonoyan emphasized.