President: No unilateral concessions in Karabakh issueAugust 1, 2016 - 20:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the aftermath of the siege of Yerevan police station, Armenian leader Serzh Sargsyan held a meeting with the representatives of different segments of society - cultural figures, representatives of healthcare, mass media, public and political figures, members of the Public Council, as well as the representatives of legislative and executive bodies, heads of the standing bodies and Armenian clergy headed by the Catholicos of All Armenians. Among other issues, the President addressed the Karabakh conflict settlement in his statement. “I would like to address another issue, which we have spoken about on many occasions. It is about the Karabakh issue and so-called “surrender of lands.” My personal statements with regard to our clear-cut position on Karabakh are probably numberless. I repeat once again: there will be no unilateral concessions in the resolution of the Karabakh issue. Nagorno Karabakh will never be part of Azerbaijan. I repeat once again: it is out of question. I have given my entire life to this. To get to the solution acceptable for my nation, I have always been ready to sacrifice any position, and my life as well. This holds true today, and it will tomorrow,” the President stressed in his statement. Also read: Sasna Tsrer lay down arms: Further bloodshed must be avoided Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |