They say “interference in the internal affairs of the church.” The followers of the Armenian Apostolic Church interfere in the internal affairs of the church. How can they say such a thing? It is the church of faithful people. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this during his concluding address at Thursday’s National Assembly debates on the report on the implementation of the 2024 state budget of Armenia.

“Next, there is an old saying that they do it because the Turks and Azerbaijanis wanted it that way. This is the biggest and most problematic complex of our reality. At that time, we were also given to that talk. They used to say, ‘Well, let's not talk about the [Armenian] army because the Turks and Azerbaijanis are listening; well, it's a secret. Let's not take a step in the Turk's favor, etc.,” the Armenian PM added, in particular.

“When I was talking about the imperial model of patriotism, I understood something else, too, that we do not have our own formulas for perceiving the world. If suddenly Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, and several other countries decide not to make any statements for a month, we will find ourselves in a ‘dark room,’ in a state where no one has any idea at all, where he has fallen. (...), Pashinyan emphasized, in part.