I and Mane Gevorgyan Were in the Same Room: I Personally Said Before the Technical Signal, 'We Are Rec.' - Vardan Hakobyan

Vardan Hakobyan, the head of the team responsible for the Prime Minister's live connection, has stated: "I have been responsible for ensuring the live connection of the Prime Minister through the Public Television. I have personally been present for all preparatory work that I was invited to, and I ensured the uninterrupted technical operation during the live broadcast.

Public Television has not yet responded to the statement made by the Prime Minister's spokesperson; however, as I have personally been in direct contact, given, heard, and followed all the instructions, I find it necessary to clarify.

I hope Ms. Mane Gevorgyan has had the opportunity to familiarize herself with the work of live television broadcasting, the technical signals. I and Mane Gevorgyan were in the same room. I give and carry out professional instructions. I personally said before the technical signal, 'We are Rec.' This means that the Prime Minister should have been informed about this immediately. I could have hinted to the Prime Minister myself, but as I mentioned, I have been a member of that group from a technical support perspective.

Who should have informed the Prime Minister about being on air? My professionalism does not allow me to take on others' work responsibilities. It is surprising that there is no mention of this in Ms. Mane Gevorgyan's clarification. This is the main question. Making a hasty decision and placing blame without answering this question, in my opinion, speaks of a biased attitude.

I am raising this question myself: being in the same room with colleagues and informing them about going on air, who else should I have informed in that room or outside of that room? I have organized live connections for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan numerous times, edited details.

The instruction to the Prime Minister during a live broadcast has never been given by me, but by the organizer. I have already provided clarifications to the management of Public Television and my colleagues. If there has been any investigation, clarification, and discussion about the situation that resulted in Ms. Gevorgyan presenting her accusation, you can also align my clarification with it. I do not want to believe that conspiracies are being orchestrated to resolve personal issues during these difficult days. I sincerely regret what has happened. I do not specifically address the clarifications of other individuals presenting themselves as their technical gurus under this cloak. I arrange live connections every day, while you only write about it every day."