Blinken welcomes initiative on Turkey-Armenia normalizationDecember 15, 2021 - 13:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday, December 15 welcomed initiatives by Turkey and Armenia to start discussing steps to normalize relations. “We welcome and strongly support statements by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and [the Armenian Foreign Ministry] on appointing Special Envoys to discuss the process of normalization,” Blinken said on Twitter. Cavusoglu said Monday Ankara and Yerevan will appoint special envoys soon to discuss steps to normalize relations, as well as launch charter flights from Istanbul to Yerevan. A spokesperson for the Armenian Foreign Ministry later welcomed the Turkish foreign minister’s announcement. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. |