AAA: Ankara must not link Armenian-Turkish relations with other issuesAugust 28, 2009 - 15:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The position of the Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) in respect to Armenia-Turkish reconciliation remains the same: in the XXI century there should not be closed borders, but Turkey, in turn, must make serious steps towards Armenia and does not link the Armenian-Turkish relations with other issues, Arpi Vartanian , the regional director of AAA in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, told journalists in Yerevan. "Following the promulgation of the "road map" Ankara has not made any serious steps to develop the process. On the one hand, Turkey shows that the Armenian-Turkish process is supposedly very important for them to, but on the other it contradicts to itself, Arpi Vartanian said. Turkish officials have come out with trivial and even improper to their ranks statements, including the recent statement by Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan that the Armenian President may wish to go by plane to watch the return match, " Arpi Vartanian said. "There is still time to ensure that Turkey makes a step towards Yerevan, while the President of Armenia may wait to announce his decision by early October," Arpi Vartanian said. Return match between the national football teams of Turkey and Armenia in the qualifying round of 2010 World Cup will be held on October 14 at the Ataturk Stadium in Bursa. 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). |