  Ruben Melkonyan: Turkish elite not ready for normalization of relations with Armenia December 18, 2010 - 10:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ‘silent diplomacy’ the Turkish leaders are speaking about doesn’t not exist, an Armenian expert stated. “After Turkey frustrated the process of ratification of the Armenian-Turkish protocols, no real diplomatic process took place between the countries,” Ruben Melkonyan told a PаnARMENIAN.Net reporter. Commenting on development of Armenian-Turkish relations in 2011, he said no changes will occur before the second half of the year. However, he did not rule out that Turkish authorities may pretend feign willingness to normalize relations on the threshold of April 24.   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 |  Topic 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. |
