“Azerbaijan recognizes NKR whenever it wants”
"On Saturday, Azerbaijan's President turned the swap of slain servicemen into a show to ensure dividends during the parliamentary elections," member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) Hrayr Karapetyan told a press conference on November 8.
"The fact that Baku negotiated with Karabakh and received the bodies of two Azeri servicemen, shows that Azerbaijan recognizes NKR whenever it wants," he said.
According to the ARFD MP, reduction of ceasefire violations along the line of contact is not accidental: "Azerbaijan was preparing for parliamentary elections and had no time to address minor issues."
"This means that Azerbaijan receives definite orders from outside forces," he said.
Hrayr Karapetyan thinks that the assassination of Armenian citizen Manvel Saribekyan should be raised at an international level.
Hrayr Karapetyan stressed that defense committee had already appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) with a request to take into account the conclusion on Manvel Saribekyan's case. "Forensic examination revealed that the young man died as a result of torture. The ICRC should take the fact into consideration," he added.
The Chairman of RA NA Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs also spoke about the situation in the Armenian army saying it is high time Armenia had a military ombudsman.
"Existence of such institute and adoption of the law on discipline will allow to avoid various vicious acts in the army," he said
Among the main concerns in the Armenian army, Mr. Karapetyan pointed out racketeering and patronage.
