  Armenia and Turkey must hold balance in bilateral ties' normalizationDecember 18, 2009 - 17:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey, like Armenia pursues its national interests. Turkey and Azerbaijan have bilateral interests. Armenia and Turkey must hold balance in bilateral ties' normalization, Sabah Turkish newspaper foreign policy correspondent Bilge Eser said.As Bilge Eser told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Turkish society is ready for a dialogue with that of Armenia. Dwelling on article 301 of Turkey's Criminal Code, Bilge Eser emphasized that many people in US as well as Europe are opposed to it. Turkish citizens who insult Turkish identity through their articles, statements, books and publications are subject to legal prosecution, yet none of them is arrested. "Currently Turkey faces a number of crucial issues, so art.301 is not discussed at present," she noted.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
