Ruben Hakobyan: Border opening process did not inspire confidence from the outsetAugust 6, 2009 - 20:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Armenian-Turkish normalization process can be said to have entered a deadlock. In general, the process did not inspire confidence from the outset," Ruben Hakobyan, Head of Armenian Center for Analytical Studies, told a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent. Turkey cannot open the border without preconditions related to NKR problem, the expert said, adding that Turkey is a parliamentary country where the decisive word belongs to the Prime Minister. The speaker also noted that during the whole process of Armenian-Turkish ties normalization Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed the importance preconditions. With regard to RA President Serzh Sargsyan's recent statement on his going to Turkey only in case the border is opened or real steps are undertaken towards lifting blockade, the expert said he didn't attach importance to that, as the border may be opened for a short time and then be closed again. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |