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  10, 2020

  'Turkey risks setting the whole Caucasus ablaze'. Armen Sarkissian President Armen Sarkissian’s op-ed in The National.  On September 30, I drafted a special letter to several world leaders to describe to them the situation in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, a contested region of the Caucasus inhabited predominately by ethnic Armenians. It has been attacked aggressively by Azerbaijan, with the full support of Turkey. I could hardly anticipate the scope of the aggression and the lack of humanity in the behaviour of their forces. Then and...
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  10, 2020

  President Armen Sarkissian’s message to the President of Austria: At this difficult for Armenia and Artsakh moment, Austria has reiterated its unambiguous support to the Armenian people President Armen Sarkissian sent a congratulatory message to the President of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen on the occasion of the National holiday. President Sarkissian expressed confidence that the steady Armenian-Austrian cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats will continue to strengthen and deepen for the benefit of the peoples of the two countries. “At this difficult for Armenia and Artsakh moment, when our people are fighting for life and freedom, Austria has...
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  10, 2020

  'Friends of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh should react immediately'. Armen Sarkissian's interview to Al-Ahram In an exclusive interview with Al-Ahram Weekly , President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian talks about the humanitarian crisis in the Caucasus. -Two ceasefire agreements have been made during the current war in Nagorno-Karabakh, and both have been violated. Azerbaijan accused Armenia of violating the first and second ceasefire agreement, and the spokeswoman of the Azerbaijani defence minister has stated that Baku does not have the intention of keeping to a ceasefire...
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  10, 2020

  Recent events reveal once again unity and self-organizing qualities of our people: President Sarkissian met with the leadership of the Coordinating Council of Armenian organizations of France, heads of AGBU France and AGBU Europe President Armen Sarkissian, who is in Paris on a working visit, met with ARF Bureau member, co-chair of the Coordinating Council of the Armenian Organizations of France Murad Papazian and Chairperson of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) France and AGBU Europe Nadya Gortsunian. President Sarkissian spoke of the large-scale aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan against the Republic of Artsakh with the military and political support of Turkey and presented the current situation....
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  10, 2020

  President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian and President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron held a meeting at the Élysée Palace: Presidents of Armenia and France expressed concern with the situation over the Artsakh conflict A meeting of the President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian and President of France Emmanuel Macron took place at the Élysée Palace. At the meeting discussed was the situation in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone. President Sarkissian expressed gratitude to President Macron and noted that Armenia highly values efforts of France, as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, and personal position of President Macron in the resolution of the conflict. President Sarkissian underscored...
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  10, 2020

  Turkey’s presence is a serious threat to the regional and international security: President Sarkissian met with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Josep Borrell President Armen Sarkissian, who is in Brussels on a working visit, met today with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Josep Borrell. President Sarkissian spoke in detail of the large-scale military aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan with the military and political support of Turkey against the Republic of Artsakh, targeting by the Azerbaijani military force of settlements, civilians and civilian infrastructures of Artsakh. The President of...