  France welcomes initiatives for normalization of Armenian-Turkish relationsJuly 8, 2008 - 15:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - France welcomes the initiatives for normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, French Ambassador to Armenia said. "France always stresses the necessity to normalize relations between Armenia and Turkey," Ambassador Serge Smessov told a news conference in Yerevan. When in Astana, RA President Serzh Sargsyan invited his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul to Armenia to watch a soccer qualifying game between Armenian and Turkish teams. Asked to comment on Turkey's EU bid, the Ambassador said, "The EU-Turkey accession talks are underway but no serious changes are expected in the near future."   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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
