Armenia not surrendering land without Karabakh recognition: ruling partyJuly 28, 2016 - 21:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Vice chairwoman of Armenia's ruling Republican party Hermine Naghdalyan on Thursday, July 28 denied rumors of the party's intention to cede the buffer zone around Nagorno Karabakh to Azerbaijan. "The Republican party won't ever surrender those lands without a change in Karabakh's status, without recognition of Karabakh's independence," Naghdalyan said. Asked about the demands of the armed group that have been holding a police department for already 12 days, Naghdalyan said the ruling party's passiveness over the last two weeks was conditioned upon the wish "to not harm the fragile process of negotiations." The group are members of the Sasna Tsrer movement. One police officer was killed, and several more were wounded in a shootout that broke as the members of the group hit the gates of the police department with a track. All the captives have been set free. The group demand the release of Jirair Sefilian, the founder of the Founding Parliament who was arrested on June 20, as he and a group of people had allegedly planned to seize premises and communication facilities, including the Yerevan TV tower. They also demand the resignation of President Serzh Sargsyan and the creation of a transitional government. Also, they want the authorities to halt Karabakh negotiations fearing they are going to cede the land around the formerKarabakh Autonomous Oblastto Azerbaijan. Failing to characterize the group as terrorists, the official said that no one in Armenia should try to solve questions by the use of force. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). 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 |