The ongoing domestic political developments in Artsakh once again prove that the country is a truly democratic state.
President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian met with the President of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan on June 13. The Presidents discussed various issues referring to the partnership between the two Armenian Republics.
Deputy Speaker of Parliament of Armenia Eduard Sharmazanov has reacted to the statement of Azerbaijan’s First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ziyafet Asgarov who claimed that Azerbaijan, under the UN Charter, is entitled to solve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict militarily.
Azerbaijan is still not pulling back its military build-up along the line of contact with Artsakh.
President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian has departed to Artsakh in the morning of June 13 at the invitation of President Bako Sahakyan.
The Defense Ministry of Artsakh informs that during the recent days active moves and mobilization of Azerbaijani troops and military equipment can be noted in different sections of Artsakh-Azerbaijan contact line.
The Armenian defense ministry has released footage proving that the Armenian Armed Forces have full control over the Gunnut section along the Nakhijevan border.
A meeting with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev is not planned within the framework of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s upcoming visit to Russia.
According to Azerbaijani news media, President Ilham Aliyev will also participate in the June 14 opening ceremony of 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow, Russia.
The killing of a Defense Army serviceman of Artsakh a day before the visit of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs to Armenia is a provocation aimed at escalating the situation in the region and failure of the agreements over de-escalations, Armenian foreign ministry spokesperson Tigran Balayan said in a commentary, the ministry said.
