Kocharian Called «Abnormal» Blockade of Armenian Borders by Turkey that Works for EU AccessionFebruary 9, 2006 - 13:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In his speech at Swedish Foreign Policy Institute February 8 Armenian President Robert Kocharian called "abnormal" the situation, when Turkey, which works for EU accession, pursues a blockade policy against Armenia, involved in the European Neighborhood Policy. In spite of that, Armenia does not object to Turkey's potential membership in the EU, «as the process of accession will make it a more predictable country,» Kocharian said. Kocharian also said Armenia «is frankly interested» in soonest stabilization of situation in Iraq. The Armenian leader remarked that Armenia's participation in the peacekeeping operation in Iraq is «modest.» «We had an embassy in Iraq before the war, however it is not operative today and we have not restored relations yet. We keep in touch with the Armenian community of Iraq and are frankly interested in soonest stabilization of situation in that country,» he said. Answering the questions of those present, Kocharian said that Armenian leadership does not have any links with the Kurdish administration in the north of Iraq, reported Mediamax. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. |