Turkey gained more than Armenia from Gul's visit to YerevanOctober 1, 2008 - 17:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The arrival of Turkish President Abdullah Gul in Yerevan was symbolic, Armenian ex-Foreign Minister and head of Civilitas Foundation Vartan Oskanian told a news conference today. "It's worth mentioning that Turkey gained more than Armenia from Gul's visit to Yerevan. Actually, it posed as a regional leader, capable to resolve conflicts in the South Caucasus. However, Turkey by no means can be a mediator in the Nagorno Karabakh process, since it is a party concerned. I think Armenia will never accept Turkey as an intermediary," he said. As to the possibility of opening of the Armenian-Turkish border, Mr Oskanian said, "It will be a victory of Turkish diplomacy but opening of the border presupposes a number of conditions Armenia will never accept, specifically the Armenian Genocide issue and Nagorno Karabakh. The talk about formation of a commission of historians is beneath criticism. Armenian people will never renounce their principles." 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. |