  Turkey urges EU to stick to its pledgesSeptember 5, 2009 - 17:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's top diplomat Ahmet Davutoglu met his British counterpart David Miliband in Stockholm on Friday. In an opinion piece in Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter, Ahmet Davutoglu said his country has started an "unparalleled reform" process to live up to EU demands and urged the union to stick to its part of the deal and assess the bid. The article was published Saturday - the second day of an informal EU foreign ministers' meeting in Stockholm. Davutoglu said the EU has to pressure the Greek Cypriots to take on a "constructive attitude" in negotiations regarding the island nation, which was split into Greek and Turkish parts in 1974, Hurriyet Daily News reported.   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 Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
