Lernik Osyan, 20 year old soldier of the NKR Defense Army, was fatally wounded in unknown circumstances around 11:45 on February 18 in a military base in the southern direction, the defense ministry of Nagorno Karabakh informed.
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan participated at the 11th Convention of the Homeland Defenders Voluntary Union (HDVU) which took place at the Karen Demirjian Sport and Concert Hall. At the Convention, President Sargsyan made welcoming remarks addressed to the participants and the guests.
“We are sure, we don’t save any effort to build a powerful, developed Armenia, where borders of the Homeland will be protected, where our people will live a prosperous, peaceful life. This is the dream of Yerkrapahs. We support all your initiatives. Yerkrapah has actively participated and will participate at national elections. We should shape our fortune not to complain of others,” Manvel Grigoryan said.
“Karabakh’s being left out of negotiations isn’t my fault, I was the Deputy Minister, Azerbaijan has set conditions, Lisbon agreement had been recorded so that content of negotiations was changed, i.e. the guilty party is Azerbaijan. And one shouldn’t blame anyone,” Vartan Oskanian said.
He assured then they worked together with P.Manukyan and their relations were on rather high level, “Through the years of my officiating I had good relations with Pavel Manukyan and his friends and attempted to support in all issues.”
During the government’s last session on December 29, 2016 PM Karen Karapetyan, applying to Artur Javadyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA), asked whether CBA will constantly reduce refinancing rate.
“Should Moscow work instead of anyone? This isn’t the scenario. And as compromise isn’t so favorable to the sides, enough resources for pressure lack as well, and even if they exist, why should they be implemented? On account of this Moscow is led by the following logic: ”we shouldn’t allow the situation grow into uncontrollable conflict, then you should also be initiative.”
Markedonov stated that scenarios, frequently circulated in the Caucasian region, refer to which extent the countries are able to independently decide their political course, how independent and sovereign they are.
“We’ll participate with the name “Tsarukyan” alliance. The list is comprised of 187 people, 140 of them will participate by ranked voting system. Representatives of culture, art, sport will be involved in the list. Memorandum of cooperation has been signed between “Alliance” and PAP. People from ANM, “Hayazn” will be included as well,” she said.
Former President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan will head the proportional list of the Armenian National Congress-People’s Party of Armenia alliance in the upcoming parliamentary election, ANC faction head Levon Zurabyan told reporters presenting the proportional list of the alliance.