Armenian president to visit largest Armenian communities of the world to hear about Armenian-Turkish relationsSeptember 17, 2009 - 22:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan met with a member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the chairman of the Armenia-Great Britain Parliamentary Friendship Group, Baroness Caroline Cox. This is a 69th visit of Baroness Caroline Cox to Armenia.Caroline Cox has been awarded the "Order of Honor" for her personal contribution to the development and strengthening of the Armenian-British relations, as well as for her long years of humanitarian work. "This award is a gratitude of the Armenian people for your work. We are always happy to receive you in Armenian and we are proud to have such a friend, " Serzh Sargsyan said. The Armenian president highly estimated the support of Caroline Cox to the Armenian people. In turn, Baroness Cox said that it is double pleasure for her to be worthy of such awards. Touching upon the issue of the Armenian-Turkish relations, Serzh Sargsyan particularly mentioned that in coming weeks he will visit a number of Armenian communities in the world to listen to different opinions of the Armenian Diaspora on this matter. During the meeting the president familiarized Caroline Cox with the Protocol on normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, mentioning that negotiations do not contain any preconditions. "It is very difficult, painful, but also a necessary process," he said. During the meeting Caroline Cox inquired about the latest developments of the Karabakh settlement process, press office of the RA president reports. Chairman of the Armenia-Great Britain Parliamentary Friendship Group, Baroness Caroline Cox also met with the Armenian minister of foreign affairs Edward Nalbandian. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. |