Yerevan managed to separate Karabakh issue from Armenian-Turkish relationsApril 23, 2009 - 12:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Any progress in Armenian-Turkish relation is welcome, an Armenian expert said."Signing of road-map agreement may mean that Armenia managed to separate Karabakh issue from Armenian-Turkish relations," Stepan Grigoryan, President of Analytical Center of Globalization and Regional Cooperation told PanARMENIAN.Net "The Armenian-Turkish agreement may also lead to resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict." Now, the most important task is to identify sequence of steps, according to him. "It is important first to establish diplomatic relations and then open the border. Then other steps will follow. I don't think we were imposed preconditions we cannot satisfy. I can assume only that Armenia renounced its policy calling for international recognition of Genocide," Grigoryan 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE 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). |