Armenian Foreign Ministry comments on Aliyev’s statements

May 16, 2018 By administrator

Saber-rattling of Azerbaijani president does not enhance his credibility and doesn’t increase fighting capacity of his army, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Armenia, Tigran Balayan told Armenian News – NEWS.am, commenting on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s statement.

“Instead, he could say that he is ready to negotiate with the leadership of Karabakh for an early settlement of the conflict,” Tigran Balayan said.

As the Azerbaijani mass media informed, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that long-range missiles deployed in Nakhchivan can destroy any enemy military target.

Minister says there is no need to overreact to some Diaspora Armenians’ statements

December 6, 2016 By administrator

diaspora-minister YEREVAN. – There is no need to making a mountain out of a molehill from the statements by certain Diaspora Armenians, Minister of Diaspora, Hranush Hakobyan, on Tuesday told reporters in Parliament.

Reflecting on these statements, Hakobyan said, in particular: “Each and everyone can freely express his views. (…). It’s natural that their [i.e. Diaspora Armenians’] views will be different. They are multifaceted, [and] are under the political and economic influence of various countries.”

A group of Diaspora Armenians—including famous musician Serj Tankian, who is founder and lead singer of the world-renowned American-Armenian rock band System of a Down (SOAD)—on Monday made some harsh assessments on Armenia and as well as calls regarding the forthcoming parliamentary election in the country.

The laws of Armenia, however, do not permit interference by foreign citizens—regardless of their nationality—in domestic politics of the country.