Armenia doesn't seek friendship, but only normal neighborly relations with TurkeyJuly 14, 2009 - 20:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia seeks rapprochement with Turkey without preconditions or opening of Armenian-Turkish border, National Security Council Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan said in an interview with Spiegel Online German newspaper. According to him, opening of borders with Turkey spells new economic projects, new possibilities for energy supply diversification. "Our neighbors are no enemy to us," he noted.When questioned if friendship between Armenia and Turkey is possible in case Ankara refuses to recognize the Armenian Genocide, Arthur Baghdasaryan stated, "Armenian Genocide has already been recognized by many states, and we have to take our best efforts to prevent such tragedies from happening again. We don't seek friendship, but only normal neighborly relations with Turkey. There are dark periods in the history of our nations. But we have to look into the future, instead of living in the past." 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |