President urges resilience to overcome Karabakh war consequencesSeptember 27, 2021 - 16:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Armen Sarkissian on Monday, September 27 issued a statement on the first anniversary of the 44-day war launched by Azerbaijan against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), calling for strength and resilience to overcome the consequences. "One year after the war, we still have our sons in captivity in addition to the thousands of victims and injuries," Sarkissian said. "Today more than ever we must invest our efforts to achieve the return of the captives, the healing of the wounded, the discovery of the missing. "We must be able to get out of the situation with our heads held high and our backs straight, and move forward, albeit slowly." September 27 marks the first anniversary of the beginning of the 44-day war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in fall 2020. Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |