Armenian President congratulates Karabakh on Independence DaySeptember 2, 2016 - 10:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan on Friday, September 2 congratulated the state and the people of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) on the Independence Day. “September 2, 1991 is a glorious page in modern Armenian history,” Sargsyan said. “A quarter century ago, the people of Karabakh made an irreversible choice which was a conscious and reasonable step. “You fought and won an unequal war, you built a state and a society which is free as ever, and you created an army which is strong and efficient as ever. “Of course we have a lot to do both in Armenia and Artsakh, but we’ll achieve our goals despite all the difficulties and challenges.” According to the President, the clashes in early April proved once and for all that the enemy will be thwarted every time it tries to solve issues by the use of force. Azerbaijan on April 2 launched overt military actions against Karabakh which killed hundreds of soldiers and civilians on both sides. The parties reached a deal on the cessation of hostilities in Moscow on April 5. “There is no military solution. There is only a political way out,” he said. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. U.S. encourages Armenia, Azerbaijan to “bridge differences” The United States encourages Armenia and Azerbaijan to reach a durable and lasting peace agreement. |