An organized campaign is held against Vitali Balasanyan in order to try to discredit the good name of the figure who has an indispensable contribution to the defense and strengthening of the Artsakhi statehood, the Security Council of Artsakh stated in regard with the photo which is publicized in the social networks and in which the Secretary of the Security Council of Karabakh Vitaly Balasanyan is allegedly shaking hands with an Azerbaijani official.
The statement reads in part:
"In recent days, some social networks, as well as resources carrying out information activities, "spin" one of the photos of the Secretary of the Artsakh Security Council Vitaly Balasanyan, as well as publish false information that, allegedly, "Vitaly Balasanyan holds a handshake Berdzor."
Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Artsakh by his profession constantly visits different settlements of the republic, deals with security issues and performs official functions.
This photo was taken under unknown circumstances when Vitaly Balasanyan was on a regular working visit to one of the Russian peacekeeping forces bases on the section of Stepanakert-Artsakh-Goris interstate highway close to Shushi city where he was engaged, in particular, in the security issues connected with the launch of the new route connecting Artsakh and Armenia.
Analyzing the "comments" to the photo spread on the Internet, we came to the conclusion that an organized campaign is held against Vitaly Balasanyan in order to try to discredit the good name of the figure, who has an indispensable contribution in the defense and strengthening of the statehood of Artsakh.
In this connection, we responsibly declare that the Secretary of the Artsakh Security Council Vitaly Balasanyan has never engaged in activities contradicting the interests of the Armenian people during his entire biography. Since Balasanyan took office as the Secretary of the Security Council on December 5, 2020, he has devoted himself to the mission of restoring Karabakh's security positions, the results of which we can all feel in our daily lives.
We urge everyone to stop dishonest attempts to produce and spread irresponsible rumors, and we urge our compatriots not to believe slander.
At the same time, we assure that the authorities of the Republic of Artsakh are doing everything possible to ensure a proper security environment in the Republic.