In my opinion, perhaps the processes led to a situation where even the minister believed that the best way to solve the situation would be to resign. This is what representative of the Armenia bloc Aram Vardevanyan told reporters today, touching upon the fact that Ara Aivazian resigned from the position of foreign minister today.

“I can’t view this as a heroic step, but I can say that if we compare Aivazian with other state officials such as law-enforcement officers, this is a specific act and might serve as a signal for some members of society. A minister appointed by the incumbent authorities has resigned and said the authorities aren’t acting in Armenia’s interests. This is extremely negative, but one of the key objectives of Armenia bloc is to make sure this never happens again,” he said.

When told that if the authorities’ actions contradict state interest, the National Security Service and power structures need to deal with the matter, Vardevanyan said the following: “What happened to the National Security Service over the past three years allow us to claim that nobody should expect this from the National Security Service. Unfortunately, the Service was politicized. It’s absurd to think that the Service thinks about Armenia’s interests.”

When told that acting PM Nikol Pashinyan’s spokesperson Mane Gevorgyan has urged Ara Aivazian to present evidence of anti-state actions, Vardevanyan said Gevorgyan can find the evidence in the government building.