Armenian premier`s statements on forcibly displaced Artsakh Armenians  unacceptable - statement 

ArmInfo. The Artsakh National Assembly called Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statements about compatriots forcibly displaced from Artsakh unacceptable and condemnable.

A statement from the NKR parliament, made by all factions of the  legislative body, noted that the use of such language at the level of  the head of state is incompatible with the proclaimed principles of  national solidarity.

The Artsakh National Assembly added that the deliberate reference to  the people of Artsakh is not only humiliating but also a gross  distortion of reality.

"We are talking about thousands of people deprived of their homeland  under threat of extinction and as a result of forced displacement.  Political speculation at the expense of their dignity is  unacceptable. When a figure who has assumed the responsibility of  head of state begins to present the rights of his people as  'unrealistic' or 'delusional,' he is no longer engaged in politics,  but justifying his own inaction and failures," the NKR parliament  added.

The NKR National Assembly emphasized that the right of return of the  people of Artsakh is not a subject for negotiation. It is a  fundamental right that cannot be revoked by the statement of any  official or for political expediency. "Furthermore, rhetoric that  attempts to blame us, the people of Artsakh, for the 'unprecedented'  support provided from the budget of the Republic of Armenia is  unacceptable. National solidarity cannot be presented as a 'duty' or  used as a tool of pressure. We demand an immediate end to the  dissemination of such statements and refrain from rhetoric that  divides society," the Artsakh parliament added.

The statement also emphasizes that every opinion or statement voiced  at the highest level of government inevitably entails consequences,  and history will bear responsibility for these consequences for a  very long time to come.

As a reminder, on March 22, the Armenian Prime Minister, who was in  his third week of campaigning for the upcoming parliamentary  elections, descended onto the Yerevan metro. There, he was  distributing badges with a map of the so-called "real Armenia." In  one of the subway cars, he attempted to hand one to a woman with a  child. However, the child's mother, after thanking him, declined,  noting that she was from Artsakh and that she believed Armenia had  different borders. This response infuriated Pashinyan, who began  yelling at the woman, waving his finger, and threatening her,  accusing the people of Artsakh of fleeing their homes. The woman's  requests to speak to her without raising his voice were unsuccessful.   Pashinyan's behavior sparked outrage in Armenian society. Amid public  criticism, a few hours later, the Armenian prime minister allegedly  attempted to apologize live on air for his behavior toward the woman.   However, instead of apologizing, he began threatening Armenian  society that if his political force was not elected, the country  would face a new war in the fall.