  Germany still hopes for Armenia-Turkey Protocols ratification  August 4, 2010 - 13:04 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Germany hopes Armenia-Turkey Protocols will eventually be ratified by parliaments of both countries, German Ambassador to Armenia Hans-Jochen Schmidt stated. As he noted at news conference in Yerevan, ratification will serve as an important step in overcoming current issues between Yerevan and Ankara, “Opening of border is also of key importance in helping Armenia out of difficult situation,” the diplomat pointed out. Hans-Jochen Schmidt characterized Cyprus issue and normalization of Armenia –Turkey ties as priority points in Ankara-Brussels talks on Turkey's EU bid.   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 |  Topics 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. |
