  Artak Shakaryan: U.S. withdraws from Middle East June 18, 2010 - 14:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. is starting a new round of foreign policy, getting isolated and gradually quitting Middle East, Turkologist Artak Shakaryan presumes. “This means that Washington will not be deeply involved in regional issues any longer,” he told a news conference in Yerevan on June 18. “Turkey’s activation in the region is conditioned by this fact,” he said, adding that unless Armenia normalizes relations with Turkey, the latter’s achievements will cause the former’s regress. “Russia is not going to remain aside either, trying to control both normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and Karabakh settlement,” Shakaryan said. He also noted that revival of Protocols during the next couple of years is senseless.   Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
