The Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Bishop Vrtanes Abrahamyan, has reflected on the Azerbaijani authorities’ threats against President Arayik Harutyunyan of the Artsakh Republic (AR), informed the Artsakh Diocese.

"It is not a secret for us that Azerbaijan regularly continues and will continue its insidious, destructive policy. Especially after the war [in the fall of 2020], who has seen a constructive word from Azerbaijan? Everything is being done so that it eradicates Artsakh [(Nagorno-Karabakh)] as Armenian.

And it is not accidental that the [Azerbaijani] imprisonment of [Armenian] captives, the [Armenian] cultural genocide, and finally, the terror against the so-called state organizations because the President of Artsakh acts in the person of the Constitution of the Artsakh state.

This time the enemy has targeted the institution of the Artsakh President, which proves that the statehood of Artsakh is endangered in the true sense of the word. By targeting the AR President, Azerbaijan is targeting all us people of Artsakh. As a person of Artsakh, as an Armenian, as a clergyman, I condemn the destructive decisions of Azerbaijan.

For Azerbaijan’s information: us people of Artsakh stand with our President, and are ready to ensure the safety of our President," said the Primate of the Artsakh Diocese.