Armen Rustamyan briefed Philip Gordon on ARFD position on RA-Turkey protocolsDecember 25, 2009 - 15:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During a visit to the United States, AFR Dashnaktsutyun member Armen Rustamyan briefed on the party's position on the Armenian-Turkish protocols to U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon. "I reminded that the normalization of Armenians-Turkish relations should take place without preconditions and within reasonable terms," Rustamyan told reporters in Yerevan. "The U.S. officials emphasized that that the Armenian-Turkish dialogue must not be linked to Karabakh," he added. Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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. Partner news |