Biography
Araik Harutyunyan is a businessman and politician from Artsakh, now is the president of the unrecognized republic. In September 2020, he was forced to start a war in response to a threat from Azerbaijan and Turkey.Childhood and youth
Araik Vladimirovich Arutyunyan was born on December 14, 1973 in the city of Stepanakert. In 1990, he received school education and soon became a student at the Yerevan Institute of National Economy.
At the age of 19, he participated in hostilities in the conflict between Armenians and Azerbaijanis.
In 1995 he studied the economy at the Artsakh State University. He graduated from graduate school and received a degree of candidate of economic sciences.
Personal life
About the personal life of a little policy is known. He is married, in the family three children. Harutyunyan has active accounts in Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, where official and private photos publish, and also performs political statements.A man calls gold for Nagorno-Karabakh, when he was the Prime Minister of the region. Also, politician does not agree with the opinion of journalists who consider it a compromise figure on the political arena.
Araik Vladimirovich says that he won on the results of a common vote, without the support of the elite, and therefore, it is necessary to reckon with him. With his experience in entrepreneurship and politics, it will be possible to preserve stability in the region and establish profitable cooperation with Armenia and the Russian Federation.
Career
In the biography of the native of Nagorno-Karabakh, a successful business was combined with political activities. In the early youth, Arutyunyan headed the Stepanakert branch in Armagrobank. He was also a deputy of the National Assembly, headed the party "Free Rodina".
According to Arutyunyan, at that time he was the largest businessman of Artsakh, not counting monopolists like "Telecom". By 2006, the number of his employees exceeded 700 people. Engaged in an entrepreneur agriculture and processing. Since 2000, he cultivated land in Gabriele - a border area, where others were afraid to conduct business.
From 2006 to 2007 and in 2009, Araik Vladimirovich was the chairman of the "Free Motherland" party. At the same years, he was the executive director of CJSC Karabakh Gold, and also owned a 30% stake in the Winery of the Martunin Red Market.
On September 14, 2007, the President appointed Harutyunyan Prime Minister NKR. In this post, Araik Vladimirovich worked for 10 years, until in 2017, by decision of the referendum, the post was not abolished. Then he was appointed by the State Minister, and on June 6, 2018, the politician was removed from himself official duties.
Araik Harutyunyan now
On May 21, 2020, Harutyunyan became elected president of the Republic of Artsakh. In the policies of the policies scored 88% of the votes. The fact that Araik Vladimirovich was not afraid of a coronavirus infection pandemic. His opponent Masis Maisyan, on the contrary, urged supporters not to participate in the voting and dissolved the headquarters. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Ex-President of the Republic of Serzh Sargsyan congratulated the oligarch with the victory.His priority Araik Vladimirovich called the struggle with COVID-19, the construction of roads and housing, the development of agriculture and the processing industry. He also stressed the importance of the preparation of the army to protect against Azerbaijan's aggression.
On June 15, 2020, Arutyunyan met in Stepanakert with the Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia by Armen Grigoryan, and the secretary of the Security Council of Artsakh Samvel Babayan was also present. With the last, the president signed a Memorandum of Cooperation, which surprised many journalists, since the political views of men differed.
War
Early in the morning of September 27, 2020, battles between Armenians and Azerbaijanis began in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Araik Harutyunyan announced the mobilization of men over 18 years and the beginning of hostilities.
According to the Armenian Ministry of Defense, Turkey spoke to the side on the side of Baku. The Azerbaijani army found samples of Turkish weapons. In addition, during the conflict, the Turkish F-16 aircraft was shot down. Regep Erdogan called Armenians "invaders" and ordered to leave the border area.
During the Briefing, Harutyunyan reported the lost positions in the direction of the talysh, there are dozens of victims, civilians died. He also suggested that the Turks help the enemy with the submission of the United States of America.
Azerbaijani authorities blocked "Facebook", "Instagram", "Twitter" and YouTube to avoid provocations from the enemy.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the power Baku and Yerevan to stop fighting and start negotiations. Vladimir Putin, during a conversation with Pashinyan, noted that it is important to prevent further escalation of the conflict.