Armenia has never made the recognition of the Armenian Genocide a precondition for the normalization of the bilateral relations with Turkey, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said in his speech in the 72nd UN General Assembly in New York.
Over the years, Armenia has become a fully-fledged and responsible member of the international community. There had been numerous challenges in before of us, and we withstood them with dignity. The most important and intricate one was the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
“The EEU is a very simple economic platform, it is a club where five countries have agreed upon the rules of working in it. And the indicators which we are publishing – exports, imports, economic growth, are the very consequence of this policy”, he said.
He highlighted that on this path it is necessary to be realistic, honest and constructive, be free from all types of illusions, clearly and sincerely assess the expectations of Armenia and the Diaspora and the reality.
The agreement with the EU is planned to be signed during the Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels in November.
The Defense Minister also referred to Armenia-Russia military cooperation and the official visits paid by him. “I paid my first visit to Russia as a Defense Minister, and despite the existing rumors Russia was and remains our reliable ally”, he said.
Arms sales in a conflict zone can only aggravate the conflict and escalate the situation, Foreign Minister of Artsakh Karen Mirzoyan said during the topical discussion “Foreign policy agenda” in the sidelines of the 6th Armenia-Diaspora conference, answering a question about the Russian arms sales to Azerbaijan.
“The next Armenia-Diaspora Forum will come as a pan-Armenian discussion of the “4 million Armenia” program and the real start of its implementation. This is what we should agree upon here and right now”, President Sargsyan said.
States are competing with each other for attracting investments, and it is possible to bring much more European investments to Armenia only through very active participation and policy, Ambassador Piotr Świtalski – Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, told reporters.
Requests for 6 thousand people from 15 thousand were granted. Sanctions for another 22 thousand people, whose violations were very insignificant and who were hesitating to leave the country, were abolished.
