Law enforcers launch probe as former police chief and former governor start mutual accusations over bribery, extortion

July 18, 2018 By administrator

Member of Parliament Alik Sargsyan, a former Police Chief of Armenia, has filed a report to the investigative committee claiming that the former Governor of Ararat province has extorted nearly 60,000 USD from him under the threat of leaking defaming information since 2012.

During initial proceedings over the report, the former has issued both an explanation and a report, claiming that back in 2008 he had given Alik Sargsyan, then Police Chief, money to award a job to the son of a former employee of his in the police force .The former Governor claims that Sargsyan took the money but failed to realize the arrangement, eventually never returning the cash.

A criminal case has been initiated based on the reports and an investigation is underway at the Special Investigative Committee, the investigative committee said in a statement.

The Investigative Committee did not mention the name of the former Governor.

Nagorno-Karabakh can be autonomous republic – Aliyev

October 18, 2016 By administrator

Azerbaijan’s president has reiterated his country’s call for mutual concessions over Nagorno-Karabakh, promising to give the country the status of an autonomous republic.

“A reasonable mutual concession is possible,” Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with Rossiya Segodnya. “Azerbaijan is implementing different investment projects to ensure their regular daily life. and autonomy. Peaceful cooperation between the two peoples on condition of liberating the regions surrounding the Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous region – this is our vision of conflict settlement,” he said, ruling out the possibility of granting the country a full independence,

“Yet, we can agree on mutual concessions over local autonomy and the autonomy of Nagorno-Karabakh. We can have an autonomous republic if we want to,” he added.

Armenian diplomat rules out mutual concessions over Karabakh

August 15, 2016 By administrator

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent call on Armenia and Azerbaijan was a populist statement, an Armenian diplomat told reporters today, ruling out mutual concessions over Nagorno-Karabakh.
“Azerbaijan’s position is that it cannot head to negotiations with such slogans,” Armen Navasardyan said, reaffirming Armenia’s resolute stance on the issue.
“We will never make any decision on handing over territories, as it would mark [Nagorno-Karabakh capital] Stepanakert’s collapse.”
Asked to comment on the so-called Lavrov plan, the diplomat said he can only guess that the proposal made by the Russian foreign minister repeats the document adopted in Kazan back in 2011.
As a way towards coming out as a winner, he stressed the importance of solidarity and enrichment of internal resources.