Russia-Turkey Relations Became Normal and FriendlyJune 24, 2006 - 16:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia-Turkey relations have become normal and friendly, Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations Victor Nadein-Rayevsky stated in an interview with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, when answering a question on coming visit of Turkish President Ahmet Sezer to Moscow. He reminded that 90% of Turkish export goes to Russia. "Turkish economy has strengthened a bit during past 2-3 years. As of discussion of international problems, these are discussed at any meeting of that level. Russia cannot play any role in EU-Turkey relations, as the issue of Russia's accession to the EU is not on the agenda. As of regional conflicts, of course these will be subject to discussion between Putin and Sezer,» the Russian scholar believes. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |