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Գլխավորում է 2021 թ․ հունիսի 20-ի խորհրդարանական արտահերթ ընտրություններին մասնակցող «Հայաստան» դաշինքի նախընտրական ցուցակը։

Vladimir Putin sent congratulatory messages to former RA presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Robert Kocharyan

Vladimir Putin sent congratulatory messages to former RA presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Robert Kocharyan

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent congratulatory messages to the leaders of a number of countries on the occasion of the upcoming holidays. As mentioned by the RA Prime Minister's Office, Russian President Vladimir Putin in his message to Nikol Pashinyan stated: "It is important that during your official visit, you managed to fix the strategic direction of the bilateral alliance and outline the steps for the further development of partnership interaction in different directions, including EurAsEC, CSTO, and CIS formats. I look forward to continuing our dialogue and constructive joint work on topical issues of the bilateral and regional agenda." According to the message published on the website of the Kremlin, the President of the Russian Federation also sent a congratulatory message to the President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturian. In addition, it is noted that Vladimir Putin sent congratulatory messages to the former leaders of a number of countries, including the second President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, and the third President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.
16:02 - 30 December, 2022
RA recognized Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan, and this was done by Vardan Oskanyan - Nikol Pashinyan

RA recognized Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan, and this was done by Vardan Oskanyan - Nikol Pashinyan

There are people who accuse us of recognizing Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan. Has any government of Armenia recognized Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan? And which authority recognized Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan? Yes, RA recognized Karabakh as a part of Azerbaijan and this was done by Vardan Oskanyan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said this during a question-and-answer session with the Government in the National Assembly.It should be noted that earlier in the National Assembly a question was asked to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan regarding the article written by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs Vardan Oskanyan. "From the moment when Armenia accepted the Madrid principles as a basis for negotiations, it recognized Nagorno-Karabakh as a part of Azerbaijan," Pashinyan continued. He mentioned that he made a one-hour speech on that topic in the National Assembly, but there was no substantive response to that speech. "There is no need to make hysterical statements now. Moreover, it was Vardan Oskanyan who publicly recognized RA as an occupier and RA could not overcome these two actions of Vardan Oskanyan and his leader. Yes, he has not been able to overcome it until today. We must admit that we may never be able to overcome these statements. We are now trying to manage the consequences of that statement because at that time it was not Vardan Oskanyan and Robert Kocharyan who recognized Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan, but the republic of Armenia. And it happened in 2007 as a part of the combination of power transfer in 2007-2008. Serzh Sargsyan and Edward Nalbandyan also recognized Armenia as part of Azerbaijan," Pashinyan said. The deputies corrected Pashinyan, noting that the prime minister should have pronounced the word Karabakh. "Karabakh was recognized as part of Azerbaijan. It may not be a slip of the tongue, there are other depths. If I heard what I said correctly," said Pashinyan, responding to the deputies. Pashinyan repeated that it was Robert Kocharyan who recognized Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan, leaving Nagorno-Karabakh out of the 1998 negotiation process and ratifying the OSCE Istanbul Security Charter in November 1999. "Now, have we fought against those decisions so that we can reverse those decisions?" The decisions I mentioned. Yes, we fought and you all saw how we fought. Did we succeed? No, we did not succeed. It's time to admit that we probably won't succeed." Photo by Photolure
17:56 - 05 October, 2022
{Non-confirmed} What does Russia want։ For the information of His Holiness the Patriarch, the three presidents, and the expert community |armtimes.com|

{Non-confirmed} What does Russia want։ For the information of His Holiness the Patriarch, the three presidents, and the expert community |armtimes.com|

Armtimes.com website of "Haykakan Zhamanak" daily newspaper related to RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's family published today an article under the headline "What does Russia want: For the information of His Holiness the patriarch, three presidents, and the expert community", where Russia's wishes and demands from Armenia are presented. The article is signed as "Reliable Source." Below the publication is presented entirety, without editing. "Russia's desires in our region fit into the chain of its global desires, and Armenia and Karabakh are part of that chain of desires. What Russia wants from Armenia is almost the same as it wants from Ukraine, that is so that Armenia becomes part of the "Russia-Belarus" union state or Russia. And if in the case of Ukraine, the Russian Federation uses Russian and perhaps Belarusian troops for such a result, in the case of Armenia, it uses the Russian troops stationed in Azerbaijan and to some extent in Armenia. The meaning of the actions is as follows: to show Armenia's security vulnerability, so that the latter applies to become a part of the "Russia-Belarus" union state. The steps to develop this logic are the aggressiveness of Azerbaijan, the inertness of the Russian troops stationed in Armenia, the political inertness of Russia, and the non-fulfillment of obligations to supply arms to Armenia. The use of the last tool is not accidental and has been used before, for example, before and after the 2016 war. Armenia should be as vulnerable as possible to embrace Russia as tightly as possible. The case of Karabakh is also part of this, with a certain difference. Russia needs the non-resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, that is, that the Nagorno-Karabakh issue remains unresolved, as a lever of influence on both Armenia and Azerbaijan. This desire has been the cornerstone of the status quo established for decades in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone and based on this cornerstone, it was possible to continue the negotiations indefinitely in Armenia's policy. This continued until 2011, from which Russia step by step came to the need to change the status quo. Russia came to this conclusion not because it wants to settle the NK issue, but because it has begun to understand that it cannot maintain the status quo. One of the key reasons is the growing role of Turkey and the importance for Russia of Turkey's more or less balanced position during Russia's irreversible conflict with the West. The reason for the 44-day war should be sought here. Also, in the conditions of a foreseeable or planned conflict with the West, when obviously the Western transport routes would be closed or at least put in doubt, it was extremely important for Russia to ensure the more or less normal operation of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus Straits (otherwise the Black Sea to Russia would become an ordinary lake), as well as providing a land connection to the West through Turkey. The Russian-Georgia-Turkey route would not solve the problem of new land flows. Due to the conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the roads passing through them would not be opened. Meanwhile, Verin Lars was working hard even before the Ukrainian conflict. And therefore, the way to effectively solve this issue would be to use the Armenia-Azerbaijan axis. This is the reason why the Lavrov plan of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue provided for the transfer of the southern regions to Azerbaijan so that the route of the Ordubad-Meghri-Horadiz railway and highways would be freed from obstacles. In this sense, despite public statements, Russia is the main beneficiary of the corridor through the territory of Armenia, because both Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Russia want a corridor through the territory of Armenia under the control of the Russian Federation. The last factor is essential because there is a highway through the territory of Iran. A railway can also be built through Iran. The not-so-successful course of affairs in Ukraine has essentially aggravated the situation established after 2011 and Russia is finding it difficult to be the guarantor of the status quo established after 2020. Khtsaberd and Parukh are vivid evidence of this. The role of Turkey and Azerbaijan has increased and now Azerbaijan can become a platform for the export of gas and oil from Russia to the EU. It should be reminded that yesterday, on October 3, the website armtimes.com published another article named "What does Azerbaijan want: For the information of His Holiness the Patriarch, 3 presidents, and the expert community", where the five main demands of Azerbaijan from Armenia were presented. The first president of RA, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, referred to the article, stating: "In fact, it is nothing but the Azerbaijani draft of the text of the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace treaty." Bagrat Mikoyan, the head of RA ex-president Robert Kocharyan's office, also informed. "I do not comment on articles containing references to anonymous sources, even if it is published in an official's family newspaper."  
12:03 - 04 October, 2022
The Catholicos of All Armenians, the presidents of Armenia and Artsakh discussed the situation in Armenia

The Catholicos of All Armenians, the presidents of Armenia and Artsakh discussed the situation in Armenia

On September 22, at the invitation of Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, a meeting was held at the Holy Etchmiadzin Mother See with the participation of the Presidents of the Republic of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Robert Kocharyan, Serzh Sargsyan, and the former Presidents of Artsakh Arkady Ghukasyan and Bako Sahakyan. An interesting discussion took place regarding the situation created in Armenia. It was decided to continue the meetings, the information system of the Mother See reports.
23:11 - 22 September, 2022
The time has come to protect our independence from enemies - Robert Kocharyan

The time has come to protect our independence from enemies - Robert Kocharyan

Robert Kocharyan congratulated on the Independence Day of Armenia.  "We won the independence of our country 31 years ago.  The time has come to protect it from its enemies. Happy Independence Day." 
13:13 - 21 September, 2022
Robert Kocharyan will meet with the citizens on September 19, at the Moscow cinema |hetq.am|

Robert Kocharyan will meet with the citizens on September 19, at the Moscow cinema |hetq.am|

hetq.am The youngest son of Robert Kocharyan, Levon Kocharyan, informed in a Facebook post when and where the citizens can meet the second president Robert Kocharyan. "Yesterday, a group of our compatriots expressed their desire to meet Robert Kocharyan. As I promised to the citizens who came to the office yesterday, I inform you that the meeting will take place on Monday at 13:00 in the red hall of the Moscow cinema," he wrote.
15:56 - 16 September, 2022
Today, as 31 years ago, we must do everything possible and impossible to protect the independence of Artsakh: Robert Kocharyan's message

Today, as 31 years ago, we must do everything possible and impossible to protect the independence of Artsakh: Robert Kocharyan's message

On the occasion of the Independence Day of Artsakh, the second President of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, issued a congratulatory message. "Dear citizens of Artsakh,I congratulate you on Independence Day. Artsakh Armenians have repeatedly proven that even in seemingly hopeless situations, they are able to unite their forces, concentrate and have historic victories. Today, as 31 years ago, we must do everything possible and impossible to protect the independence of Artsakh," the message reads.
14:00 - 02 September, 2022
We strongly condemn the criminal prosecutions of Azerbaijan dictated by these fabricated and anti-Armenian considerations. RA MFA

We strongly condemn the criminal prosecutions of Azerbaijan dictated by these fabricated and anti-Armenian considerations. RA MFA

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia has issued a statement in connection with the criminal prosecutions initiated in Azerbaijan against the Second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, the Third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and the President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan. The statement runs as follows. "The Azerbaijani authorities have initiated criminal prosecution and put on the international wanted list President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan, ex-Presidents of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan. We strongly condemn the criminal prosecutions of Azerbaijan dictated by fabricated and anti-Armenian considerations, as well as such abuse of international law enforcement procedures. Instead of efforts to identify those involved in the extrajudicial killings of civilians of Artsakh and the enforced disappearances of Armenian POWs, as well as to identify criminal networks for the delivery of terrorists to the region, Azerbaijan is once again launching an anti-Armenian policy, making new attempts to escalate tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh, on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan. We call on Azerbaijan to seek solutions in a constructive field, to take steps aimed at protecting and promoting the rights of all peoples of the region.  At the same time, we reaffirm the commitment of the Republic of Armenia to make efforts aimed at establishing peaceful coexistence and mutual tolerance in the region," the statement reads.  
22:03 - 22 February, 2022
Azerbaijan put on wanted list Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan

Azerbaijan put on wanted list Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan

Baku has put on the wanted list the Second and Third Presidents of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan, the Head of the Special Investigations Department of the Military Prosecutor’s Office Emil Tagiyev informs. According to Tagiyev they are accused of organizing rallies of Armenian workers in Nagorno-Karabakh since February 1988 with the aim of inciting national enmity, hatred between the Azerbaijani and Armenian peoples, proclaiming the "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" on September 2, 1991." 
14:24 - 21 February, 2022
Stay, cooperate, but from the point of view of security not to have hopes. Kocharyan on the CSTO

Stay, cooperate, but from the point of view of security not to have hopes. Kocharyan on the CSTO

The Second President of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, rules out that the Collective Security Treaty Organization will intervene in case of an attack on Armenia, but considers it necessary to stay in the organization. At a press conference on February 17, Kocharyan noted that the CSTO has three main directions: Russia-Belarus (Western direction), Russia-Armenia (South Caucasus direction) and Russia-Central Asian countries. According to Kocharyan, the security threats were different in these three directions, in many cases unrelated to each other. "But all this was summarized in one organization, because Russia had the central role, and Russia was very sensitive to all these threats," Kocharyan said. The Second President, assessing the situation of Armenia in the context of the CSTO, noted that Armenia has a serious threat of attack from two countries -Turkey and Azerbaijan, but these two countries have warmer relations with other CSTO member countries, except Russia, and more extensive relations in all spheres, and the Turkic-speaking countries are even part of another organization with Turkey and Azerbaijan. "Therefore, it would be naive to think that the CSTO could react in any way to an attack on us. It's just out of the question. And it's not that the CSTO is a dead structure, and it doesn't work. It works well where everyone's interests coincide. And worked in the case of Kazakhstan. This is a fact, and we just have to reckon with this fact. Do we need to stay in the CSTO or not? Of course, we need to stay. Firstly, there is no structure that will replace the CSTO, and secondly, there are many agreements within this organization, our cooperation with Russia in the military sphere is regulated to some extent. We need to stay, cooperate, but from the point of view of security not to have hopes," Kocharyan said.
12:26 - 17 February, 2022
Turkey will stop considering us as an obstacle to its programs if it has a total influence on our political processes. Kocharyan

Turkey will stop considering us as an obstacle to its programs if it has a total influence on our political processes. Kocharyan

During today's press conference, the second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan said that he had revealed some of the problems of the 44-day war of 2020․ "Firstly, the absence of a border with Russia showed the possible limits of Russia's intervention and support. There is still no answer as to why Georgia's airspace was closed for military cargo transportation. Did our authorities knew beforehand that this territory could be closed or did they not, and was it a surprise for them? There is still no answer as to why Iran's air territory was also closed during the first two weeks of the war, and these two factors had a significant impact on the results of the war, this is also a fact." According to Kocharyan, the second problem was Russia being mediator in the Karabakh settlement process, which significantly limited Russia's freedom to take steps. And the third problem that was revealed during this war, according to Kocharyan, was a sharp increase in the role of Turkey in the South Caucasus. "Now let's consider these three components in one context. Of course, the situation is sad, and I don't see any serious steps that will try to neutralize, change this situation and neutralize these challenges. In fact, we are in a new situation, and this new situation requires certain actions." He noted that in this situation they propose to urgently restore the combat capability of the army, raise it to a new level, create strategic stocks of weapons and ammunition, which will allow the armed forces to function autonomously for at least six months. According to Kocharyan, it's impossible to do all this on our own․ "We need to understand to what extent Russia is ready to provide assistance and cooperation for Armenia. I'm sure that it is possible, I doubt that there are such signals and such a request from our side." The next issue, according to the Second President, is the problem of airspace․ "Can we have a full-fledged air blockade in the future, or is it just some episode that we are able to fix? I'm talking about the airspace of Georgia," Kocharyan said, noting that during his presidency there were no such problems and he didn't imagine that it was possible to achieve such relations with Georgia. "Turkey will stop considering us as an obstacle to its programs only in one case, if it has a total influence on our political processes, on our politics. This assumes that Turkey will have a dominant position in our economy, and Turkey should have a big influence on our political elite. When is it possible? When the Russian presence here will begin to cease and begin to be replaced by Turkish influence, and it’s possible if Armenia abandons Karabakh. Comparing all the processes that I see today, Armenia is following this path," Robert Kocharyan said.
12:08 - 17 February, 2022
With his recent statements, the Prime Minister has questioned the Karabakh declaration, which is the basis for the existence of Karabakh. Robert Kocharyan

With his recent statements, the Prime Minister has questioned the Karabakh declaration, which is the basis for the existence of Karabakh. Robert Kocharyan

The second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan touched upon Nikol Pashinyan's latest statements regarding Artsakh during today's press conference․ "The uncertainty regarding the security and future of Karabakh has remained the same during this year, but recently we have received certainty in connection with Armenia's position on the Karabakh settlement. It is already clear that if the Prime Minister says that since 2016 there has not even been a theoretical possibility for a status outside Azerbaijan, then this is, in fact, the position of the Republic of Armenia. This means that Armenia has washed its hands of Karabakh, and with these latest statements, the Prime Minister also, in fact, questioned the declaration on Karabakh, the declaration of September 2, which is the basis for the existence of Karabakh, the basis for its formation. Either they don't understand what they are doing, or they have planned this," Kocharyan said.
12:00 - 27 December, 2021
The delimitation process will simply leave no other solution than Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan. Robert Kocharyan

The delimitation process will simply leave no other solution than Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan. Robert Kocharyan

This government has done everything to make war inevitable, failed the negotiation process, moved the discussion of the issue to the field of territorial integrity, in fact, provoked a war. Robert Kocharyan, the head "Armenia" (Hayastan) alliance, said this at the rally of the alliance on Freedom Square in Yerevan. "This government has done everything to lose in this war: consciously or not, it doesn't matter anymore.  For 44 days we were left alone during the war. There was a complete diplomatic failure, no country condemned the state that started the war. There was no such thing after the Second World War. The opportunity to stop the war was on October 19, according to some sources, on October 7, but this opportunity was rejected by a criminal explanation. It means that after these days, the guilt of all the dead lies on this government," Kocharyan said.  Referring to delimitation and demarcation, to the "Zangezur Corridor", Kocharyan said that delimitation means that, in fact, you recognize the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and directly fix the enclave position of Karabakh inside Azerbaijan․ "This will simply be the end of the settlement of the Karabakh issue, it will mean that there will be one solution - Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan, and the delimitation simply will not leave any other solution," Kocharyan said.
20:00 - 08 November, 2021
The meeting of "Armenia" (Hayastan) faction was held chaired by Robert Kocharyan

The meeting of "Armenia" (Hayastan) faction was held chaired by Robert Kocharyan

On November 1, the meeting of the parliamentary faction "Armenia" (Hayastan) chaired by the head of the alliance Robert Kocharyan was held at the central headquarters of the alliance. "The situation in the country was discussed, the work of the faction, tactics and strategy of the alliance were touched upon. The subject of a special discussion was also issues related to the upcoming rally on Freedom Square on November 9," the statement reads.
18:30 - 01 November, 2021
In the first days of the war, I had serious suggestions about what needs to be done to make a breakthrough. Robert Kocharyan

In the first days of the war, I had serious suggestions about what needs to be done to make a breakthrough. Robert Kocharyan

In the early days of the war, I had serious suggestions about what should be done to make a breakthrough. Robert Kocharian said this at a press conference․ "It was the third or fourth day of the war, I met with members of the Bureau of ARF Dashnaktsutyun, I said that if this continues, we will lose everything. I had the same conversation with Bako Sahakyan and Arkadiy Ghukasyan, my suggestion was to gather, I have concrete proposals, we need to make a breakthrough in the war. They did everything not to listen. How do I explain this, this doesn't have a normal explanation," Kocharyan said. Talking about the negotiation format on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Kocharyan noted that the Minsk Group has never had a mandate to force peace, and all the activities of the platform are based on persuasion, proposals, but never force․ "To think that it is possible to change something significantly within the framework of the Minsk Group, I don't think it is realistic. It is obvious that the role of Russia has increased in the framework of Minsk Group, but it is obvious that Azerbaijan has found itself in completely different positions in the negotiation process. It is also obvious that Azerbaijan and Turkey have increased their influence regionally. It's hard to say what can be achieved, it depends on a number of circumstances and further developments, it's just that there should be an experienced side to the negotiations, you need to believe that something can be changed, and Armenia should enter into this process with all available opportunities and take responsibility." Now, according to Kocharyan, there are none of these circumstances.
14:02 - 04 October, 2021
Today marks the 30th anniversary of our independence, but we don't feel the joy that we should feel on this significant day. Robert Kocharyan's message

Today marks the 30th anniversary of our independence, but we don't feel the joy that we should feel on this significant day. Robert Kocharyan's message

Robert Kocharyan, the Second President of Armenia, sent a message on the occasion of Independence Day. "Dear compatriots, Today marks the 30th anniversary of our independence, but we don't feel the joy that we should feel on this significant day. We are celebrating this holiday for the first time after the planned heavy defeat, territorial losses, the partial loss of our sovereignty. The formation of Armenia as an independent state was inextricably linked with our victory in Artsakh. Just a year ago we were proud of our Armed Forces and were a significant factor in the geopolitical situation in the South Caucasus. Today, we have not only ceased to be guarantors of the security of Artsakh, but are also unable to protect our sovereignty and our citizens. We have lost what we were proud of for the last thirty years, which gave the country strength and geopolitical value. States are built thanks to national ascent and are based on national unity. The authorities symbolizing defeat can't be a source of inspiration and creation. Today, congratulating on the Independence Day, I want to express my hope and confidence that the nation will find the strength to get rid of the authorities that caused the national catastrophe," the message reads.
10:12 - 21 September, 2021