Ghazaryan ” did not appear on TVs and there was no discussion about either the war or the statements made by Pashinyan . The first interview since the war was conducted on October 12th with the Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan . The interviewer starts with the statement about the humanitarian ceasefire that was agreed on October 10th , but had been broken by the adversary . The main question on the agenda was the initial purpose of the ceasefire and the proper functioning of the Ministry of Health during the war . Another issue that was emphasized during the interview was the COVID-19 pandemic and the surge in the number of cases during the war . However , the minister assured that the central attention of the healthcare system at the time was on serving wounded servicemen and ensuring their well-being ( Interview with Petros ghazaryan ).
The guest of the interview on October 14th was the vice president of the National Assembly of Armenia , Alen Simonyan . The main issues on the agenda were the PM ’ s address to the nation , Armenia ’ s relations with the Russian Federation , Turkey ’ s involvement in the war , and the possible recognition of the Republic of Artsakh . The interviewer opened the program with the mentioning of the prime minister ’ s address to the nation on that day , and noted Russia ’ s call to cease the hostilities . Alen Simonyan repeated the PM ’ s statement that “ there is no alternative to our victory .” The interviewee assured that the government completes its diplomatic mission and does every possible thing to succeed in it . Moreover , he stated that the government sees no alternative to the resolution of the conflict outside the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group . Another crucial aspect of the interview is the mentioning of the July clashes , which the PM also stressed several times in his addresses . Alen Simonyan noted that the clashes were proof of Azerbaijan ’ s inability to fight alone , and therefore its willingness to involve Syrian mercenaries and terrorists with the help of Turkey . Simonyan stated that Armenia has successful strategic relations with its counterpart Russia and there are no concerns in that respect . He also noted that all the resources are allocated towards the recognition of the Republic of Artsakh by the international community as well as Armenia . Finally , Simonyan stressed the primacy of determining the status of Artsakh and the security of its people ( Interview with Petros ghazaryan ).
On October 15th , the guest of Petros Ghazaryan ’ s show was Aram Sargsyan , the leader of the oppositional “ Hanrapetutyun ” party , as well as the brother of national hero Vazgen Sargsyan and his successor as PM in 1999-2000 . They discussed the proposed plans on solving the Karabakh conflict and tried to understand which option is the most acceptable for the Republic of Armenia . Sargsyan noted that the primary condition for resuming the negotiations is to stop
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