Artsakh lawmakers discuss speaker candidate

PanARMENIAN.Net - Discussions are underway regarding a candidate for the position of Speaker of the National Assembly of Artsakh, Artsakh State Minister Nzhdeh Iskandaryan said, according to Pastinfo.

“The National Assembly of Artsakh is holding discussions. Let's wait and see whether consensus can be reached around a candidate,” he said.

On July 2, Ashot Danielyan, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh, announced that he was stepping down from the post.

On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale offensive against Artsakh, subjecting the entire territory to massive artillery shelling. One day later, on September 20, the authorities of the Republic of Artsakh accepted a ceasefire proposal put forward by the command of the Russian peacekeeping mission, agreeing to Baku's conditions, including the disarmament of the Defense Army and the dissolution of the Republic of Artsakh. The offensive claimed the lives of 223 people, including 20 civilians, six of them minors. Beginning on September 24, the forced displacement of the population of Artsakh began, with more than 100,000 people fleeing to Armenia. According to some reports, around 20 Armenians remained in Artsakh, of whom 11 later returned to Armenia, one died and one was detained.