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Armenian PM dismisses “Genocide Museum” director for giving book on so-called ‘Artsakh’ to Vance

12 March 2026 19:02 (UTC +04:00)

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the director of the so-called “Armenian Genocide Museum,” Edita Gzoyan, resigned following his order, APA reports.

He said this during a briefing today while responding to a journalist’s question about Gzoyan presenting a book about the so-called “Artsakh” to the Vice President of the United States and speaking about “Artsakh.”

“Yes, I asked her to write a resignation letter. I considered this action to be contrary to the foreign policy pursued by the government, I regarded it as a provocative act, and I asked for the letter to be written,” Pashinyan said.

The prime minister stressed that foreign policy in Armenia is conducted by the government.

“If the prime minister declares that there is no Karabakh movement, what does it mean to give a foreign guest a book about the ‘Artsakh issue’? How many people can conduct foreign policy in this country? In Armenia, foreign policy is carried out by the government of the Republic of Armenia, and any official who says something contrary to the government’s foreign policy should be dismissed. Is this a state or an amateur club?” he said.