Expert: Armenian-Turkish relations resume their normal courseApril 22, 2011 - 13:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian-Turkish relations, specifically what concerns the protocols, resume their normal course, an expert said. “No progress can be expected unless election processes both in Turkey and Armenia are completed, i.e before 2014,” Artak Shakaryan told a news conference in Yerevan on April 22. Commenting on the possible outcomes of Turkey’s parliamentary election, he said, “Erdogan’s ruling Justice & Development Party is striding towards victory. However, liberals are likely to support nationalists, as they are displeased with the Prime Minister’s dictatorial style.” 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |