Davutoglu “mortified” over Russian, French leaders’ visit to YerevanApril 24, 2015 - 14:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The attendance of the Russian and French presidents at the Armenian Genocide commemoration event will cast a shadow on the Minsk Group's impartiality, said Turkish prime minister late on Thursday, April 23. According to Anadolu Agency, the remarks of Ahmet Davutoglu came before the visit of Vladimir Putin and Francois Hollande to Armenia's capital, Yerevan. Touching upon Putin’s statement on the Armenian Genocide, Davutoglu said he is in touch with the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and "necessary steps" will be taken in this regard. Regarding the German parliament's motion about the 1915 events, Davutoglu said it is "unacceptable." Davutoglu spoke over the phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday to discuss the motion submitted to the German parliament, deputy government spokeswoman Christine Wirtz said Wednesday. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |