Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said that rescuing and attending to those injured by Tuesday’s 7.1 magnitude quake would remain “the highest priority”.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faced an unpleasant surprise during the meeting with Muslim community representatives in New York, Cumhuriyet reports.
Yes, indeed, currently there is great deal of tension all over the world. There are numerous and serious challenges facing nearly everybody and we are no exception. But problems exist for solving them and not for getting disheartened.
Again, congratulations on your 26th year of independence. We look forward to many more years of continued friendship and partnership with Armenia and its people”, reads Tilleson’s congratulatory message.
To the question which territories might be the talks about, Artsakh’s FM mentioned that the territories that are inseparable part of Artsakh are part of Artsakh’s security system. “Any change that can jeopardize Artsakh’s security is inadmissible. Our pivotal goal is to ensure the security of the people of Artsakh and saying Artsakh we understand the entire territory of Artsakh”, Mirzoyan said.
To the question if the army will oppose the surrender of territories, Movses Hakobyan answered that the army will do whatever the political leadership decides. “Moreover, we need new and better territories that will ensure the security of Artsakh”, Hakobyan said.
We are more than confident that from now on like in all these years our people will pursue the path towards the realization of their dreams, continuously strengthening the Armenian statehood, solving nationwide issues, developing of the Republic of Armenia on sustainable and progressive basis. Our people will do it together, with a united will and determination.
The Republic of Armenia celebrates on September 21 the 26th anniversary of independence. 26 years ago the Armenian people said “yes” to the independence in the referendum. 2 days after the referendum, on September 23, the Supreme Council of the country declared Armenia an independent, sovereign country.
Citing the official website of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin highly assessed the achievements in the development of bilateral relations, as well as the Russian-Armenian effective cooperation in the sidelines of the Eurasian Economic Union, CSTO and CIS.
A three-day mourning has been declared in Mexico on the occasion of the earthquake. According to the latest official information, 225 people have fallen victim of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake.