  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 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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsU.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh.Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |
