ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIDENT ARMENIAN-TURKISH DIALOGUE WILL CONTINUE SOONSeptember 11, 2002 - 22:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanian has expressed confidence that after the parliamentary elections in Turkey "Yerevan and Ankara will continue the dialogue begun this year." The minister reminded the negotiations were interrupted after resignation of Turkish foreign minister Ismail Cem. As reported by "Mediamax" agency, Oskanian expressed hope for the attained contacts to contribute to improvement of bilateral relations. 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. |