YEREVAN. – The participation of extra-parliamentary forces in the work of the National Assembly (NA) committee of inquiry into the 44-day Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) war—in the fall of 2020—can be ensured only after a relevant legal decision. Andranik Kocharyan, chair of the aforesaid committee as well as of the NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security, and an MP of the ruling majority "Civil Contract" Faction in the NA, stated about this at Monday’s press briefing—at the NA—of the representatives of the ruling Civil Contract Party.

As the pro-government lawmaker noted, no extra-parliamentary force is currently included in this inquiry committee.

"Of course, they want to participate in all this, as there is a corresponding platform. But the legal level where these wishes can be realized will be decided by the [NA] Standing Committee on Defense and Security. The participation of extra-parliamentary forces in the work of the committee of inquiry will be ensured only after the existence of a relevant legal decision," Kocharyan explained.

To note, openly pro-Western political parties supporting the activities of the incumbent authorities are included in the "format" of the extra-parliamentary forces in Armenia.