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“Let me reiterate: there will be no unilateral concessions in the course of Nagorno Karabakh peace process. It’s impossible. Nagorno Karabakh will never be within Azerbaijan. That’s out of the question. I reiterate it once again: it is not possible. Throughout all my life I devoted myself to this issue. And I have always been ready to sacrifice not only every official title, but also my life, in order to achieve a resolution that will be acceptable to my nation”, - President Serzh Sargsyan said in a statement today on August 1, speaking in the aftermath of a standoff following the seizure of police station in Yerevan by an armed group “Daredevils of Sassoun”, which was resolved yesterday late in the evening with peaceful surrender of the gunmen.

Speaking to a gathering of a group of artists, medical workers, media representatives, political and community leaders, members of the Public Council, as well as representatives of the government, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and the clergymen, President also responded to the rumors of “conceding some lands” to Azerbaijan in the course of recent weeks.

“As a state, we walked out of this challenge even stronger. And now are are even more determined towards achieving positive changes in our country with redoubled pace”, - President concluded, promising to speak about the upcoming changes in more detail at an earliest opportunity.