  Ex-envoy slams Aznavour’s remark on Armenian-Turkish rapprochement October 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. Partner news  Top stories Prior to the vote, RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan announced the party’s decision to vote against the bill. Shavarsh Kocharyan: Baku’s statements on unacceptability of a status quo in Karabakh conflict aim to prevent alteration of the status. At the meeting, the parties focused on the prospects of bilateral relations, and cooperation in the framework of international organizations. Dwelling on the hike in gas prices, Iskandaryan said the change also affected other countries importing Russian gas.   Partner news |  Latest news Russian expert rules out Karabakh war renewal by Armenia  Alexander Krylov: the possibility of the renewal of Karabakh war should not be exaggerated in the face of the balance of power.German scientists ready to include Armenian petroglyphs in UNESCO list The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed.OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs won’t visit Artsakh French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh.Penguin reaches $75mln agreement in iBooks price fixing lawsuit In a press release, Penguin's parent company, Pearson, noted it had made a $40 million provision for settlement in its 2012 accounts. |
