Genocide recognition remains priority task in Armenia's foreign policy agendaOctober 8, 2009 - 18:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Summing up the results of six-day discussions on Armenian-Turkish ties, RA National Security Council has today approved Armenian-Turkish initialed Protocols, RA NSC SecretaryArthur Baghdasryabn told a news conference in Yerevan. "During the discussion, participants reiterated Armenia's commitments to its positions, i.e. normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties without preconditions. They stressed that international recognition of Armenian Genocide remained priority task in Armenia's foreign policy agenda and normalization process was not linked to Karabakh conflict settlement," Mr. Baghdasaryan 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 | 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |