Yerevan/03.10.13/Turan-ArmInfo: "If Azerbaijan starts fighting against Artsakh, Armenia will protect it by all its military forces," said the President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, on the eve of the PACE session in Strasbourg.
"There was no need to start hostilities, and then complain of the occupation. Now the Azerbaijani authorities threaten us with war. However, I am sure that if they start, then a few months later Azerbaijanis will talk not about the 20 or 25 percent, but about 30 per cent of occupation. They should not start hostilities," Sarkisian said, responding to accusations of Azerbaijani MP, Samad Seyidov, why Armenia has occupied 20 % of Azerbaijani territories.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in his statements continues to threaten with war, calls the Armenians the enemy number one, is proud of escalating and continuation of arms race. However, much of the Azerbaijani people, do not share the views of the militant leadership, Sargsyan said.
The President also called on the international community and PACE to exert pressure on Azerbaijan, where the authorities regularly declare their intention to resolve the conflict by force, so that it undertakes international obligations. "PACE is to raise the question whether Azerbaijan is committed to their commitments or not; if not – decision should be taken; if yes – they should fulfill the obligations," said Sargsyan . -02D-
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Official Baku has condemned the visit of Polish President Andrzej Duda to the Azerbaijan-Armenia border during his official visit to Armenia. "The visit of Polish President Andrzej Duda to the to Armenia-Azerbaijan border area in the company of members of the EU Mission in Armenia (EUMA), unfortunately, is another demonstration of anti-Azerbaijani policy of different EU member countries and European institutions. We deeply regret that President of the country which is officially a “strategic partner” of Azerbaijan has participated in the unacceptable diplomatic “binocular show” leading to the aggravation of relations between Azerbaijan and Poland,”" reads the statement on the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ account on X (formerly Twitter).
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According to the “Times of India”, the first batch of “Pinaka” missile systems has been delivered to Armenia.
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The next municipal elections in Azerbaijan will take place on January 29, 2025, Mazahir Panahov, the head of the Central Election Commission (CEC), said at a meeting of the commission. It is worth noting that in recent years, there has been a policy of consolidating municipalities. Following changes to the legislation earlier this year, which provide for the consolidation of municipalities, their number has been reduced from 1,400 to 685.
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By the decree of the President of Azerbaijan, Siyavush Kerimi has been relieved of his duties as rector of the National Conservatory. By another decree from the head of state, Khamila Dadashzade has been appointed as the new rector of the institution. Previously, she headed the Department of Music History and Theory at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. Dadashzade is a member of the Union of Composers of Azerbaijan.
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