This is a very important and principled issue for us. We again touched upon this issue during the discussion, because what we do for our country, what we call values and build our country, the call of the Velvet revolution which relates to values, democracy, human rights, rule of law, equal social conditions, is our choice.
I am confident that the negotiation process will continue, and it is very important now to return Nagorno Karabakh to the negotiation table. It’s impossible to achieve the settlement of this conflict without Karabakh.
On this 25th Anniversary we reiterate our deep appreciation and acknowledgment of the efforts of the mediators and first of all the Russian Federation, who played a critical role in achieving these agreements.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has commented on the recent letter that Artsakh’s leaders sent to Armenia’s Prosecutor General seeking the release of ex-President Robert Kocharyan.
Economic monopolies in Armenia are eliminated, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told a press conference today on his 1st year in office.
Taking into account that First President of Artsakh Robert Kocharyan is detained, we are asking you to make a decision ahead of May 9 and change the bail”. They said they are ready to provide any public guarantee that will be necessary for Kocharyan’s release.
“Yes, the judge has disqualified himself, now the case has been handed over to the court’s office to forward it to another randomly selected judge through the elecotronic system,” he said, adding that he is unaware of the reasons of the recusal.
An on-duty soldier of Artsakh has been shot and wounded by Azerbaijani armed forces at the Line of Contact, the Ministry of Defense of Artsakh said in a news release.
It is noteworthy that Azerbaijan is choosing as its regular shooting target not only the frontline positions of the Defense Army but also the mobile rear positions of the on-duty Armenian units.
Minister of Finance Atom Janjughazyan said they plan to make the procurement system more flexible, and that specificities are defined for defense sector procurements. The inclusion of SMEs are also taken into account, he said.