Ex-envoy slams Aznavour’s remark on Armenian-Turkish rapprochementOctober 8, 2012 - 17:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former envoy to Lebanon Arman Navasardyan commented on a hotly debated interview with a famous chansonnier, Armenian Ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour, who disagreed with Armenia’s Turkey-related foreign policy. According to Navasardyan, the Armenian authorities were mistaken in appointing Aznavour as an ambassador. “The leadership did a disservice to Aznavour, giving him an appointment he was badly fitted for,” he said. Navasardyan further slammed the Deputy Foreign Minister who earlier said that Charles Aznavour is allowed to voice his personal views. “Aznavour, as an ambassador, is supposed to back up his country’s policy line, rather than speak out his mind,” Navasardyan said. At the same time, he expressed his agreement with Aznavour’s remark, urging to normalize ties with Turkey. “As a pacifist, I always support improvement of relations with our neighbors,” he said. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |