Armenia’s Security Council Secretary concerned over secret information leak

Armenia’s Security Council Secretary concerned over secret information leak

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18:45, 8 August, 2019

YEREVAN, AUGUST 8, ARMENPRESS. Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan thinks it would be better if the secret investigative documents on March 1 case did not appear in the hands of media. ARMENPRESS reports Grigoryan expressed concern over the fact that the secret information appeared in the hands of the Russian service of BBC.

“Of course, we are concerned. It’s important for us that there is no leak of secret information because confidentiality means security and safety. It’s necessary to investigate and understand how those documents appeared in the hands of the media”, Grigoryan said.

He noted that there is no country in the world that do not encounter the problem of information leakage.

“Everybody encounters with the problem of confidentiality. WikiLeaks is a good example. The entire secret documents of one of the most powerful countries, the USA, appeared in the media. we are not insured but make all efforts to minimize the risks”, Grigoryan said.

BBC Russian service published an article yesterday about the March 1 tragic events, insisting that the shooting in the direction of the protestors was carried out under the commandment of Major-General Samvel Karapetyan. It also noted that the then incumbent President Robert Kocharyan and President-elect Serzh Sargsyan visited the unit stationed in the basement of the Presidential Residence, Baghramyan 26.

Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan