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Tigran Abrahamyan, an Armenian MP from the opposition With Honor faction and a member of the Standing Committee on Defense and Security, is convinced that the denial of access to the border positions for opposition lawmakers is “politically motivated”.

"While the defense minister was 'explaining' at a sitting held behind closed doors why I, as a member of the Standing Committee on Defense and Security, was not allowed to visit the border, it turned out that members of the committee representing the ruling faction had the opportunity to visit there last week," Abrahamyan wrote on Facebook on Monday.

Since the minister gave explanations during a closed sitting, the MP considered it inexpedient to make the information public. He noted, however, that the "problems" mentioned by the minister imply that the “rules of the game should apply to everyone”.

"I was once again convinced that the opposition is denied access to the border, because such a political decision has been made ‘from above’,” Abrahamyan said.