  ASALA will exist unless Armenian historical lands are returnedOctober 29, 2009 - 16:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Oukht Ararati bears no relation to ASALA, said Tigran Pashabezyan, Oukht Ararati coordinator dealing with former prisoners, members of ASALA."ASALA is and will be a secret organization. It will exist unless Armenian historical lands are returned," he said. According to Pashabezyan, Oukht Ararati's goal is prevention of ratification of Armenian-Turkish protocols and formation of common Armenian defense. For his part, founder and commander of Hoktemberyan division of the Armenian Army of Independence Lyova Sahakyan commented on description of the organization as terrorist, "I prefer to be named aggressor rather than beggar."   Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships  The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty.Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. |
