President: Artsakh ready to return its territories occupied by Azerbaijan

Panorama, Armenia
Aug 1 2020

The Artsakh Defense Army, having the unconditional support of the people, is ready not only to defend the territorial integrity of the country and the security of the Artsakh people, but also to give adequate retaliation to the adversary, if necessary, Artsakh Republic President Arayik Harutyunyan told a meeting with Martuni community leaders on Friday.

Moreover, Artsakh is today ready to return its territories occupied by Azerbaijan, Harutyunyan stressed.

"The inviolable right of our people to live and create on their historical territory is not subject to bargaining. This is the response to the recurring baseless, unpromising and illogical statements made again by the Azerbaijani president yesterday,” he said. 

“Our steps, which we started with you in 1988, must not be questioned. The border drawn with our blood is impossible to change, and in case of change, this is not a populist statement, but rather a realistic program, we will expand our homeland rather than our security zone," the president stressed.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS