  ARFD: Armenia-Turkey normalization process hostage to Ankara’s whim  December 24, 2010 - 15:15 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The outgoing year gave little chance for optimism, member of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun said. “The economic slump deepened, resulting in greater poverty and emigration,” Artyusha Shahbazyan told a news conference on December 24. “The Armenia-Turkey normalization process has become a hostage to Ankara’s whim. Turkey still sets the Karabakh conflict resolution as a precondition for normalization of relations with Armenia. One should be a blind optimism not to notice this,” he said.   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. |
