  Expert: Russia and France share interests on Turkey February 7, 2012 - 15:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian political analyst says Russia and France have similar interests regarding ties with Turkey. Sergey Shakaryants cited holding of Sochi presidential meeting and debate of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial on one and the same day as an example of the aforesaid. “France attempts to hold Turkey away from EU processes,” the expert said. On January 23, Sochi hosted a meeting between the Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian Presidents. On the same day, the French Senate debated the draft law penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial.   Top stories 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, 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. |
