Government acting contrary to its promises has no right to speak on  behalf of people, democracy and peace - statement

ArmInfo.  A government that acts contrary to its promises to the people has no right to speak on behalf of the people, democracy, and peace. The Civil Contract Party, having switched sides, once again proves its illegitimacy. This is stated in a statement by the Miasin socio- political movement.

The statement notes that the 12th plenary session of the Eastern  Partnership Parliamentary Assembly (Euronest), held in Armenia on  October 29-30, was the best opportunity to raise, together with  colleagues from the European Parliament, two critical issues facing  Armenian society. These issues include the immediate release of  compatriots who have been victims of illegal trials in Baku prisons  and their return to Armenia, as well as the directly related  guarantee of the right of the people of Artsakh to the safe return of  their occupied homeland under international security guarantees.

"However, the unimaginable has happened: the parliamentary majority  of the ruling party in Armenia voted against the proposal of  opposition members of the National Assembly of the Republic of  Armenia and two members of the European Parliament from the Socialist  Party. This proposal demanded that Azerbaijan ensure, under  international guarantees, the right of our compatriots from Artsakh,  victims of ethnic cleansing, essentially genocide, to the safe return  to their occupied homeland, Artsakh. The chairman of the NA  committee, Arman Yeghoyan, who presented the position of the Civil  Contract faction, dealt a conspiratorial blow to our vital national  issues. In response to the European members of parliament, who  recognized the ethnic cleansing committed by Azerbaijan in Artsakh  and adopted a number of resolutions in defense of the rights of the  people of Artsakh, he stated verbatim: "The said amendment is as  follows:  Azerbaijan is called upon to immediately release all  Armenian prisoners of war and other detainees. We are not against  this, but the continuation is this: to ensure the safe collective  return of the forcibly displaced Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh to  their homeland under international protection. I would like to inform  you that the Armenian government and officials responsible for  foreign policy do not make such a demand of Azerbaijan." In fact, the  "State Duma" "does not magnanimously oppose" the return of all  Armenian prisoners of war and other detainees, but together with  their government, they cannot demand that Azerbaijan respect the  right of return of Armenians who have lived in Artsakh for thousands  of years, left behind a vast material, cultural, and spiritual  heritage, and survived the genocide. The Miasin socio- political  movement once again reminds our compatriots of one of the main  provisions of the RA government's program for 2021-2026 from the  extensive Section 1.2 "The Karabakh Issue," which allowed party  leader Nikol Pashinyan, who took the post of Prime Minister, to  retain power: "The Republic of Armenia will continue to be the  guarantor of the security of the people of Artsakh and will continue  to work to protect the rights of the people of Artsakh." Thus, Nikol  Pashinyan's government and parliament "respect and implement" their  own program. The government, "Acting contrary to its promises to the  people, it has no right to speak on behalf of the people, democracy  and peace," the statement reads.