Political, communicational breakthrough possible in Armenia-Turkey relations in foreseeable futureNovember 6, 2008 - 14:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Campaign aimed at economic and transport blockade of Armenia is a part of Azerbaijan's strategy, an Armenian expert said. This idea has been the foundation stone of independent Azerbaijan's strategy and Baku seemed to believe in its efficiency, Sergei Minasyan, head of political studies department at Caucasus Institute, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "However, Turkish President Abdullah Gul's landmark visit to Armenia in September 2008 outlined opportunities for establishment of diplomatic relations and opening of the border, a fact that discredits the policy pursued by Baku. There are many obstacles for the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation but the positive dynamics prompts that political and communicational breakthrough possible in Armenia-Turkey relations in foreseeable future," he said. 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. |