“The authorities pursue their policy themselves. Can pressures totally lack? As much as we are oppressed, the more we have the right to protect our interest, i.e. go against. If we go back to the April war: who provided armaments to Azerbaijan? How Azerbaijan entitled itself to attack on Armenia? Was that the initiative by Azerbaijan alone?”
“Of course, I don’t consider that it’s coincidence: this is the reflection of Russian big policy in the South Caucasus, generally in the Caucasus. However, let’s observe them one by one, as Armenia is an independent, sovereign country, and although I’m completely sure, that military cooperation, as well as generally policy pursued by Russia contradicts Armenia’s national interests, Armenia’s authorities have the right to make that decision.”
During the NATO parliamentary assembly sitting, Armenian delegates put Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu in a ridiculous situation, who held a Q&A with lawmakers after delivering a report. During a briefing on November 25 in the Parliament, head of the Armenian delegation to NATO PA Koryun Nahapetyan said Cavusoglu spoke about frozen conflicts in his report, and mentioned the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
“It will contribute to the mutually beneficial cooperation in the transportation field, will provide favorable conditions between the two countries, as well as will facilitate the transit cargo shipments and passenger transportation through the territories of the two states to the third countries,” the Minister said.
On November 17 the Turkish Interior Ministry dismissed Ahmet Türk from the Mayor’s post. The investigation was launched against him on the charges of “violating the state union and unity, giving money to and being a member of armed terrorist group, abuse of power, humiliating the Turkish people, the Republic of Turkey, the Turkish Parliament.”
“We have never refused any meetings, let it be on the level of the president, Foreign Minister, even working ones, however, we always support, that those meetings were useful, and some progress was recorded. If there is no progress, if we meet, then the agreements aren’t implemented, what’s the use of those meetings?” Armenia’s President said.
“We fully support Russia’s actions to render assistance at the request of the Syrian government. Asking for assistance is the legitimate right of the Syrian government, and providing this assistance is Russia’s legitimate right,” he stressed.
The exercises are aimed at increasing the level of professionalism of artillery formations and units of the Separate Combined-arms Army. To organize health maintenance at a high level during the battle, medical units were deployed in the field and are ready to carry out the necessary tasks.
“The co-chairs should be maximally demanding, as Azerbaijan’s current activities devaluate efforts by the co-chairs, make them senseless, moreover, they “slap” the USA, France and Russia. The only issue is the following—all these countries should equally perceive these steps by Azerbaijan.”
“Presently the situation is as it has always been: the adversary is the same, its style is the same. Particularly in such a period we are maximally sober, perform respective operations to raise security level of our country. However, separate developments, not peculiar to the adversary, aren’t taking place. The adversary should always remember the philosophy of the abovementioned tea.”
