Mirzoyan gives positive assessment of recent Armenia–Turkey meetingMarch 3, 2022 - 17:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has given a positive assessment of a recent meeting between the special representatives of Armenia and Turkey on the normalization of relations between the two countries. The Deputy Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Ruben Rubinyan and Turkey's former Ambassador to the U.S. Serdar Kılıç held their second meeting on February 24 in Vienna. "The parties have reaffirmed that the process takes place without preconditions, that the end result of the process is the normalization of relations, and, for us, of course, the opening of the Armenia-Turkey border," Mirzoyan told lawmakers on Thursday, March 3, Armenpress reports. The Foreign Minister noted that during the second meeting the discussion was much more specific "than the first meeting could have been". "At the same time, I think we all understand that it is difficult to expect very tangible results even for the second meeting, for a process that must provide solutions to the problems of centuries and decades," he added. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |