• 09

  11, 2020

  Turkey and Azerbaijan will control the gas pipelines from the Caspian to Europe and thus Europe will be dependent on Turkey" The President of Armenia spoke on Skype to the DN from his office in Yerevan and holds Turkey responsible for the conflict with Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh. An interview with Armen Sarkissian was proposed by the Portugal-Armenia Friendship Association. Foto: Ceremony in honour of the Armenian victims of the Ottoman Empire during the First World War© AFP. Mr. President, can you explain to Portuguese readers the historical origin of this conflict between Armenians and...
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  11, 2020

  Armenia ‘will not tolerate a second genocide,’ Armenia’s President Armen Sarkissian tells Kathimerini President Armen Sarkissian gave an interview to  Kathimerini daily. The dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh has turned from a frozen conflict into a war of attrition for the last six weeks. Could you describe the situation on the ground and give us an idea of the human toll for the Armenian people? I wouldn’t call the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict “frozen” because the Azeri side has always been trying to change and challenge the status quo by military means since a...
• 08

  11, 2020

  Were it not for the negative influence of Turkey, it is very likely that this war would not have happened at all. Interview of President Armen Sarkissian to Ukraine 24 TV Channel President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian gave an interview to Ukraine 24 TV channel. Ukraine 24: Mr. President, first of all thank you for affording us the time and opportunity to get in touch with you. Of course, I want to talk to you about the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, where heavy military activities have been going on for more than a month. According to the public information, today the confrontations are taking place in positions of strategic importance. It can be...
• 07

  11, 2020

  No one should have the illusion that any issue can be resolved by force. Interview of President Armen Sarkissian to La Libre Belgique President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian gave an interview to Christophe Lamfalussy, the special correspondent of La Libre Belgique, the major daily newspaper in Belgium. Below is the translation of the author’s interview with a short introduction. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian has come a long way as the Prime Minister (1996-1997) and especially as Armenia’s Ambassador to London (1998-2018). Together with this, he has played an important role in...
• 06

  11, 2020

  We have the most powerful weapon: ourselves and our unity. Address by Armen Sarkissian, President of the Republic of Armenia, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Dear compatriots, For more than a month, Artsakh, Armenia, and the entire Armenian people have been fighting in a patriotic war, a war unleashed by Azerbaijan and Turkey, and a war against international terrorism. Our brave military units and volunteers fight selflessly, without sparing their lives. They are fighting for freedom and dignity, for their Homeland. We bow to our fallen heroes and their families. My condolences to all mothers and fathers who lost their sons, wives...
• 06

  11, 2020

  President Armen Sarkissian had a farewell meeting with Vincenzo del Monaco, Ambassador of Italy to Armenia Today President of the Republic Armen Sarkissian received Vincenzo del Monaco, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Armenia who is completing his diplomatic mission in Armenia. The President of the Republic highly appreciated the work of Ambassador del Monaco and thanked him for his personal contribution and efforts in the development and deepening of Armenian - Italian relations. During the meeting they also spoke about the military aggression unleashed against...