ArmInfo.The policy of the current authorities of Armenia in the Karabakh issue is a continuation of Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s policy on this issue. Former Secretary of the NKR National Security Council, Lieutenant General Vitaly Balasanyan stated this at a press conference on October 15.
He noted that according to Levon Ter-Petrosyan plan was to give Artsakh an extended autonomy within Azerbaijan. And the first president of Armenia never abandoned this idea. “Ter-Petrosyan believed that until Karabakh was surrendered, Armenia would not face good life, ” Balasanyan said.
According to Balasanyan, Nikol Pashinyan did not pass on any new documents to the Artsakh leadership. “For many years, the presidents and foreign ministers of Armenia have always kept the NKR leadership informed about the topics to be discussed at the talks,” he emphasized.
In addition, the former secretary of the NKR National Security Council expressed confidence that Artsakh will always be Armenian in its current boundaries. ” Artsakh will not become one of the regions of Armenia in the near future. I believe that Artsakh will be recognized within its current borders by international community. I do not make a statement “not an inch of the land”, I know how to protect this land. Artsakh is the second Armenian republic, ” Balasanyan said.
The latter also touched upon the statement of Nikol Pashinyan that “Artsakh is part of Armenia and that’ final”. “With such a statement, the Prime Minister of Armenia probably wanted to say that he is also the head of the NKR, but he is very mistaken. Such statements in politics are not the norm, they are very dangerous. I am sure that Pashinyan made such a statement intentionally. Moreover, I believe that the Prime Minister of Armenia continues to pursue the policy of Ter-Petrosyan. However, one should not refuse the format of relations that the former authorities of Armenia conducted, ” the lieutenant general said.
Balasanyan emphasized that Pashinyan always announces a new strategy. “What is this new strategy? And what’ next? Will 20 years of work of the OSCE Minsk Group be canceled? We all heard the statements of the President of Azerbaijan, as well as the statement of Lavrov, the statement of political figures from abroad, and all of them condemned Pashinyan’s statement that “Artsakh is part of Armenia and that’s final.” The Armenian authorities should as soon as possible correct the mistakes that they made over the past year and a half, ” the former Secretary of the NKR National Security Council concluded.
It should be noted that on August 5, the Prime Minister of Armenia in Stepanakert stated “Artsakh is part of Armenia and that’s final.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov commented on this statement by Pashinyan, saying that it does not contribute to creating an atmosphere conducive to negotiations. In turn, the head of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, during a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi, stated that “Karabakh is part of Azerbaijan and an exclamation mark.”
It should be noted that the former secretary of the NKR National Security Council Vitaly Balasanyan intends to take part in the presidential election in Artsakh in 2020.
ArmInfo. Another group of Armenian specialists left for Syria.
According to the press service of the Center for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise, on October 14, the second group of the third shift of the humanitarian mission, consisting of sappers, doctors and specialists ensuring their immediate safety, with the support of Russian partners, left for by airplanes of the Russian armed forces to the Syrian Arab Republic to provide humanitarian aid to the Syrian people.
To recall, the first group of the Armenian humanitarian mission consisting of more than 80 people left for Syria on February 8 this year. The first rotation occurred in June of this year.
ArmInfo. By the decree of the President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, Grigory Hayrapetov was relieved of the post of head of the State Protection Service of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia.
Based on the Prime Minister’s proposal to dismiss Grigory Hayrapetov from the post of head of the State Protection Service of the National Security Service of Armenia, “the presidential decree reads. Grigory Hayrapetov was appointed to this post on June 11, 2018, almost a month after the political changes in Armenia. He managed to be the personal bodyguard of three former presidents, as well as the incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutiun (ARF-D) has always voiced concerns over the statements from Armenia and Artsakh that could create tension in relations, ARF-D Bureau member, Head of the Office for Armenian Cause and Political Affairs Giro Manoyan told a news conference on Tuesday.
According to him, possible tensions in relations between the two countries may even lead to a split between the two societies.
Speaking about the “Pro Artsakh Forum: Cooperation for Justice and Peace” held in Stepanakert on 11 October in attendance of more than 150 political and public figures, as well as intellectuals from over 30 countries, Manoyan said everyone understands that the people of Artsakh have the right to self-determination, with some of the speeches at the event stressing that the ultimate goal of Artsakh is reunification with Armenia.
“In this case, independence is a path, a means, while the ultimate goal is the unification. They understand the meaning of the Artsakh flag – it’s about the step-by-step unification. That’s to say everyone understands that the recognition of [Artsakh’s] independence is one stage of that process,” he stressed.
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Armenian grandmaster Karen Grigoryan has won the 10th Open Internacional Marques de Pombal held in Portugal.
The Armenian player collected 7 points out of 7 to win the champion’s title, the Chess Federation of Armenia reported.
Months ago, Grigoryan gained 9 points out of 9 in another tournament held in Portugal.
PanARMENIAN.Net – Russia hasdonated several mobile clinics to Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, with the official ceremony held at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy in Moscow, Vesti.ru reports.
The goal of the program is to support health systems in countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
The mobile medical trailers are designed to provide services to the public free of charge.
A total of 12 such clinics have been delivered so far.
The zero tension on the border was beneficial for Azerbaijan, Artsakh hero Vitaly Balasanyan told the reporters today.
“Some say that during Nikol Pashinyan the tension on the border has weakened which is the result of the well-known elevator diplomacy. It was beneficial for Azerbaijan to have zero tension on the border,” Balasanyan said.
He said it is just necessary to see what engineering works Azerbaijan has carried out during this period.
“If you see you will understand that what Nikol Pashinyan called hot line is an anti-Armenian, dangerous arrangement threatening our security,” Balasanyan said, adding that Nikol Pashinyan has involved Armenia into war situation.