According to preliminary information, Defense Army soldiers Ruben M. Barseghyan (born in 1998), Rafayel A. Bisharyan (born in 1997) and Ruben H. Mnatsakanyan (born in 1998) drowned in a reservoir adjacent to the military unit as a result of a trafc accident.
“This speaks to the fact that the procedures and supervision mechanisms of the European Union work good,” the Ambassador said.
He added that Armenia’s society pays great attention to the issue of Russia selling arms to Azerbaijan, especially when these very weapons are engaged in case of escalation, like it happened in April of 2016.
“There are specific topics, directions, where new formats of cooperation might arise as result of our joint work. Namely, I have already mentioned the cooperation in the air defense field. There are topics, which we must very actively discuss together,” Sargsyan said.
“We believe the OSCE office was committed to its mandate, it carried out very useful work, proving how important the OSCE contribution is. We are sure the most important value of the OSCE is to be present on spot, and work on spot. The OSCE office in Yerevan was the best example of this with its specic and practical work, which was done on spot,” he said.
“Once again Armenia is playing an important part, because it is the only Eastern Partnership country which has negotiated with the EU over a new document which is called ‘Prospects of Cooperation,” the Ambassador said.
“Thus, there is no economy, they only solve the issue of occupation. 90% of tax burden is on SMEs, i.e. we have an immense number—65 thousand of householders, however, economically we have a rather weak group of employers.”
Touching upon hidden threats of Azerbaijani apples, the 5th in the list should also be attached attention to—fresh or dried citruses. Around 7 thousand tons of fruits with USD 4.65 million have been imported in 2016.
“OSCE isn’t among the organizations, causing excitation in Russia. Just the contrary, MG today is the only platform, where Russia and the West have mutual understanding. And I don’t consider that Moscow may destroy that opportunity of connection.”
“As for signing the withdrawal application I initially observed it as a technical document and signed it upon by initiative. After conclusion of election results I refused the mandate of MP. However, as a result of meeting with Gagik Tsarukyan prior to the CEC final session, decision was made that I took back the withdrawal application and gained MP mandate.”
