Main goal of my presidency will be a viable and politically stable stateSeptember 8, 2007 - 14:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The main goal of my presidency will be to have a viable, socially just, economically developed, and politically stable state. The strength of such a state to a greater extent is derivative from our policy towards the needs of the youth and socially vulnerable strata. The authorities have much to do in this field," said NKR president elect Bako Sahakyan during his inaugural address."Being guided by the Constitution we will continue to build a state, which will protect the interests of its citizens. Ethnic minorities will enjoy special protection. We have a clear-cut agenda of challenges facing our republic. To address them we need to reshape the policy of socioeconomic development and put special emphasize on exploring investment resources directing them into the most perspective fields. Available scientific and intellectual potential will also serve this purpose. International recognition of the Artsakh Republic, which is a pillar of our foreign policy, will give a serious impetus to the pace of our development. This is also in the interests of the region. NKR Defense Army will be ready to rebuff any attack against our state and society. The issues of army building, strengthening defense capacity, solving social problems of the servicemen will be always in the focus of attention," he said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |