5165 Movement starts open-end struggle for removal of Armenia`s  premier

ArmInfo. The 5165 Movement and a number of public figures are starting an open-end struggle for removal of Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan from power.   

According to a statement, the 5165 Movement and the public figures  Edgar Ghazaryan and Avetik Chalabyan regard the statements on  Artsakh's status by Armenia's premier and his teammates as an attempt  to surrender Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan. 

"The action will start on April 19 with a press conference in  Yerevan's Liberty Square. A programme of action will be presented to  the public. It is time for a united struggle for Artsakh's salvation,  Armenia's security and out dignity," reads the statement. 

Speaking in Parliament on April 13, 2022, Armenia's premier said:   "The international community is telling us straightforwardly now:   being the world's only country refusing to recognize Turkey's ally  Azerbaijan's territorial integrity is a great threat not only to  Artsakh, but also to Armenia. The international community is telling  us again now: request a lower status for Nagorno-Karabakh, and you   will enjoy international unanimity on Armenia and Artsakh. Otherwise,  we request you not to hope for us not because we are unwilling to  help, but because we are unable to." 

The Artsakh National Assembly issued the following statement on April  14: 

"The current legal and political status of the Republic of Artsakh  has been formed by the will of the people as a result of three  referendums and the adoption of a constitution based on their results  and through a nationwide agreement established in the previous years.

"The Armenians of Artsakh are well aware of the price of peace. The  statehood of Artsakh, the right to live freely and independently in  the historical homeland are absolute values from which even the  threat of war cannot keep us.

"According to Armenia-Azerbaijan "peace" agenda, any negotiation  process to annex Artsakh to Azerbaijan as well as the signing of the  resulting document, undermines not only the statehood of Artsakh, but  also the inalienable right of the Armenians of Artsakh to live in  their historical homeland.

"We demand that the authorities of the Republic of Armenia renounce  their current catastrophic position and be guided exclusively by  these values. No government has the right to lower the bar of  internationally recognized self-determination to a status  unacceptable to Artsakh, under the pretext of "peace."

"On behalf of the Armenians of Artsakh we apply to

"Armenians all over the world to stand united and resolutely by the  brothers and sisters of Armenia and Artsakh in this just struggle.

"our colleagues in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia  to not deviate from the decision of the Supreme Council of the  Republic of Armenia of July 8, 1992

"the leadership of the Russian Federation. During the peacekeeping  mission, it is very important for us that you do not allow anyone to  manipulate the problems that arise, as a basis for questioning the  further security of the people of Artsakh.

"the leaders of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries. Make efforts  to maintain the only international mandate for the settlement of the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict regardless of all other disagreements."