The Public Television did not present the full picture of the Azerbaijani offensive in Artsakh during its December 12 newscast. In particular, the statement of the Prime Minister’s press secretary became a subject of heated discussions. Even the Russian host Vladimir Solovyov reacted to it, expressing his surprise at his statement on the resumption of hostilities by the Azerbaijani armed forces. Public TV did not report that there were many police cars in front of the Government building, that the whole Force system is focused on protecting the Prime Minister’s house and workplace, while the enemy is occupying the villages of Artsakh: the enemy had used artillery, we had 6 wounded. Many journalists, public figures, and politicians have made statements, Hetq editor Edik Baghdasaryan raised the question: Dizapayt and Hin Tagher villages were handed over as we were not allowed to battle, Pashinyan must say which kind of agreement he has with Putin and Aliyev. The media did not report that a protest action took place in front of Soros office. The head of the VETO initiative Narek Malyan stated that the guiltiest structure in this war has Soros office and all its beneficiaries. He noted that they are aware of the seminars and meetings held in Tbilisi, in particular, for getting closer to Azerbaijan. Public-political figure Arman Saghatelyan, referring to the new Azerbaijani attack, stated that this is yet another argument for those who preach that it is possible to make friends, trade, establish diplomatic relations with the Azerbaijanis. It should be reminded that the other day Petros Ghazaryan’s guest was Andranik Kocharyan, who announced that we should establish diplomatic relations with the winning party; Turkey and Azerbaijan, and that we should keep the ceasefire sacred. Meanwhile, point 1 of the trilateral agreement signed on November 9 according to which a complete ceasefire and the end of all military operations was declared and that the parties had to stand in their positions, was violated. In fact, the villages under Armenian control, which are part of the former NKAO (Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast)and not the 7 regions, were taken by the enemy.
“Media Advocate” initiative states that the Public TV’s News Service is trying to distract the public from other issues at this critical period, protests and demonstrations demanding Prime Minister’s resignation are not presented or presented briefly, instead extensive reports in which citizens of faraway villages are demanding that the prime minister does not resign.
