Armenia has enough resources to oppose rivals, President says March 10, 2012 - 13:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will not relax its vigilance over Nagorno Karabakh peace process, Armenian President, leader of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Serzh Sargsyan said. Speaking at the 13th RPA congress, Sargsyan said: “Artsakh belongs to Armenians. The Republic of Armenia has always provided and will continue to provide comprehensive support to Artsakh’s political and economic development.” “International recognition of the right of Artsakh people to self-determination will serve as a basis for a peaceful resolution of Nagorno Karabakh issue. We will further work to involve the Nagorno Karabakh Republic as a full-fledged party in the negotiations. Efforts of Armenia, Artsakh and Diaspora will be aimed at adoption of decisions by international organizations that rule out military resolution of the conflict,” Armenian President stated. Mere diplomatic efforts will not prevent the enemy from encroaching upon our country, Sargsyan said. “We’ve strengthened our defense facilities, and we use both foreign and domestic armaments and military equipment. Today our country possesses enough power and resources to contain a potential adversary.” Armenia will further work to bring its defense potential in compliance with modern standards of discipline, transparency and control. “The army will become exemplary for our society as well. All current tendencies demonstrate that we will reach these standards shortly,” he concluded. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. |