  Turkish side's cunning step fell through in ZurichOctober 13, 2009 - 14:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - «Comparing the information of various sources, I can say that delay in Protocol signing was caused by attempts to introduce in Turkish side's statement certain elements concerning Karabakh conflict,» Turkish studies expert Ruben Melkonyan told a news conference in Yerevan. In his words, the text of Turkish FM's statement did not contain a direct hint at Karabakh but it was unacceptable to Armenia. Expert believes this to be a cunning step by Turkey, which, however, fell through.On October 10, Armenian and Turkish Foreign Ministers Edward Nalbandyan and Ahmet Davutoglu met in Zuirich to sign bilateral Protocols initialed on August 31. The ceremony took place in presence of Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, Armenia's Ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour, Turkey's Ambassador to Switzerland Oguz Demiral and Slovenia's Foreign Minister, Chair of CoE Committee of Ministers Samuel Zbogar.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
