Heritage leader welcomes Australian state recognition of NKR![]() October 25, 2012 - 17:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannissian has issued a statement, calling Armenian high-ranking officials’ attention to the recognition of Nagorno Karabakh by Australia’s largest New South Wales state. “This can be viewed as a great achievement. I’m glad that Australian government didn’t rule the legislative body’s decision as unconstitutional,” the statement reads. Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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. Partner news |