  Ruben Melkonyan: Armenia-Turkey relations will be pushed to background in 2011 December 22, 2010 - 18:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia-Turkey relations will be pushed to the background in 2011, according to Armenian expert Ruben Melkonyan. As he noted at news conference in Yerevan, in 2011 Turkey will host parliamentary elections, so no progress in normalization of ties should be expected. However, the expert forecast possible steps to be undertaken by Turkey on April 24 Genocide Victims’ Commemoration Day to demonstrate the ongoing process of rapprochement with Armenia to the international community.   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. |
