Armenia has to pay a heavy price for normalization of Armenia-Turkey relationsOctober 11, 2009 - 02:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Over its whole existence Diaspora have fought for the Armenian Genocide recognition, and signing of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols change nothing for us, editor- in- chief of "Gibrahayer" Simon Aynejian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.Commenting on the process of signing of the Protocols , lasted 3 hours, Mr. Aynejian said that it has not affected the process of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations. As he also said, before taking any steps, the Armenian authorities should have consulted with representatives of Armenian communities, since the Protocols have a paragraph on the Armenian Genocide, and Diaspora is a direct consequence of the genocide. "The President of Armenia began his Pan-Armenian tour when everything had been already decided. So, these meetings have not been productive, " the editor-in-chief said. He stressed that the Armenian people have the impression that the Diaspora is against the normalization of the Armenia-Turkey relations. "We are not against normalization of relations between the countries, the question is, what will be the price of these relations? I am confident that it will be very high for Armenia, " Simon Aynejian said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |