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«You have chosen to side with the man who declared Artsakh as a part of Azerbaijan»: open letter

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Monday, 05 January, 2026, 23:40
«You have chosen to side with the man who declared Artsakh as a part of Azerbaijan»: open letter

OPEN LETTER
Archbishop Hovnan Derderian of the Western USA Diocese:
Perhaps you have mistaken the people's relative silence with acceptance and tolerance.
By joining the efforts of the one who destroyed Artsakh against the Church, you are directly violating every legal and moral law of the Church.
You have chosen to side with the man who declared Artsakh as a part of Azerbaijan. By doing so you have given your support to and acceptance of the surrender of several hundred Armenian churches and monasteries in Artsakh.
You have chosen to side with the man who has confessed that the 2020 war could have been prevented but chose to go to war so he wouldn't be called a traitor. By doing so you have given your support to sacrificing an entire generation of youth for the political longevity of the man who in 2008 declared the people of Artsakh "Karbaghtsi scum."
You have chosen to side with the man who is conspiring to relinquish the sovereignty of Armenia in exchange for a mysterious peace that includes no guarantees and no agreed upon and clear benefits for Armenia. By doing so you join Pashinyan in giving his support to Azerbaijan, Turkey and USA, against the interests of Armenia.
Archbishop, with your signature on this document you have crossed the point of no return. Shame on you for betraying the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church and your nation as a whole.
As it stands, as a result of your anti-church and anti-Armenian actions, the Western Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church of North America is under occupation.
The liberation of the Church and it's return to the family of Christ is contingent to your repentance and course correction. Personally, so long as you have not been defrocked, I will continue to acknowledge you as the Diocese Archbishop, however I demand your resignation - as the first step of cleansing the Diocese from the stain you have brought upon.
Sincerely,
A faithful Armenian
May the Almighty have mercy on the people who remain silent in light of the devil's open attack on Christ's Home.
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Pashinyan and the 10 betraying clerics issued an open letter Sunday, highlighting the path they plan take to fulfill their invasion.
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