The delegation headed by Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, arrived in Armenia on an official visit. Hovik Abrahamyan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, greeted his Russian counterpart in the “Zvartnots” airport of Yerevan.
“With moderation we can reach our goals faster … Trusting or distrusting others cannot be 100 percent … To progress, we need to have interaction with the world,” Rouhani said. Earlier this week, Khamenei said that the United States was a “symbol of dishonesty” and that it should not be trusted, emphasizing that Iran should be self-sufficient.
Advanced detachments of the NKR Defense Army promptly detected the advancement attempt of adversary’s group and resorted to an organized defense. In the result of close combat, the adversary was pushed back, leaving dead Bayramov Vagif Dilgam (born in 1979), the Capitan of Azerbaijani Armed Force.
Numerous violations of the agreement on maintenance of cease-fire were recorded this night along the Line of Contact between the Armed Forces of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan. Along with the use of different caliber artillery weapons and mortars, the adversary carried out two reconnoiter subversive attempts.
The adversary continues to violate the agreement of ceasefire. On April 6 at 18:30 in the military base located in the northeastern parts of KarabakhAzerbaijani contact line a soldier of the Defense Army Armen K. Gasparyan, born in 1974, was mortally wounded by the mortar fire of the adversary. An investigation is underway to find out the details. NKR Defense Army shares the grief of the loss and expresses its support to A. Gasparyan’s family and relatives.
The very fact that at this difficult moment I am here is more than just a testimony to the importance which Armenia attaches to the bilateral relations as well as to Germany’s role as the country presiding in the OSCE,” said the President of Armenia.
“We took all necessary measures on the level of the President, Prime Minister, MFA, Defense Ministry, and General Staff so that the sides manage to reach an agreement over the ceasefire. We are ready to support that these agreements are not breached, normalization of the situation is of key importance for now”, the Russian Foreign Minister said.
Azerbaijani groups comprised of up to 15 soldiers tried to attack and occupy two Armenian positions in the northern section of Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan Line of Contact . Viktor Arustamyan, NKR Defense Army Colonel, informed about this at the press conference in Stepanakert that both attempts of Azerbaijan were failed.
“We hope that this will reduce tensions along the frontline. While the sides do not respect and do not observe the ceasefire, there can be no talks about political progress. The US has always supported the OSCE Minsk Group and wishes the negotiations to be successful for establishing peace. High ranking U.S. officials have also joint that process, urging to cease the fire. The tension showed that it is high time for continuation of talks to reach a lasting peace. The political will of both sides is necessary for that”, Warlick said.
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan had a phone conversation with the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, presiding country in bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union, Karim Massimov at the initiative of the latter. The Head of the Government of Kazakhstan suggested PM Abrahamyan rearranging the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting, planned to be held in Yerevan on April 8, to Moscow, in relation to which the Head of the Government of the Republic of Armenia mentioned that there are no serious reasons for the rearrangement. Mr. Abrahamyan also mentioned that if other Prime Ministers decide to hold the meeting in Moscow, he will give extra information about his participation.
