YEREVAN. – Head of PR department of Nagorno-Karabakh MFA Marcel Petrosyan underwent disciplinary penalty for the improper expression towards Haykakan Zhamanak (Armenian Times) newspaper journalist, the newspaper writes. Karabakh Pesidential spokesperson Davit Babayan said that the President Bako Sahakyan is also aware of the incident. Petrosyan was subjected to disciplinary penalty as strict remark by the acting Karabakh FM Vasili Atajyan.

Babayan stated that Petrosyan is a journalist with a respectable way. And the newspaper journalist may have subjected him to provocation. In general, there should be a respect between journalists and officials. However, taking into account that it is an inadmissible step for the official, he has undergone disciplinary penalty.

The newspaper reports that thus the incident is closed.