Iskanders in war and Amulsar gold mine: Armenia PM's interview in a nutshellFebruary 24, 2021 - 12:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan gave an interview to 1in.am on Tuesday, February 23 and weighed in on a variety of matters from the recent 44-day war to the coronavirus pandemic. Below are some of the more interesting points he made. – As long as we see that the chances of settling the issue [of the repatriation of the prisoners of war] are real – and so far 69 captives have been returned – we must continue to work until they are all back. – Receiving a rejection from the parliamentary opposition and the opposition in general, we decided to go back to the implementation of the roadmap of November 18. – There have been no changes to the weapons and equipment purchase plan. – Political and diplomatic steps are being taken when acquiring [quality military] equipment, which may not be unequivocally accepted by allies and friends. – Maybe they should answer why the "Iskander" missile did not explode, or exploded, for instance, by 10%. Maybe the weapon was from the 1980s? (Pashinyan's response to criticism from former authorities who purchased the systems in 2015 - Ed.) – What prevented [former President] Serzh Sargsyan from implementing Lavrov's plan before 2018? – I think our government has best managed the coronavirus epidemic. – There is a big probability of [opening the Amulsar gold mine]. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |