Aharon Adibekyan: Armenian-Turkish rapprochement inevitableNovember 18, 2009 - 14:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armeian-Turkish rapprochement is inevitable, according to Aharon Adibekyan, director of Sociometer center. "The hardest task is to establish contact. Armenian and Turkish nations are hostages to the policy of their countries," he said. "If we visit Turkey and see something Armenian, we will not be able to prove its affiliation to our culture." "When Armenian President said we should help Turks learn themselves better, it did not refer to the Armenian Genocide only. We should remind them about their roots, since 30% of Turks are Armenoids," Adibekyan said. At that, he noted that the Armenian-Turkish relations will improve rather than worsen if the border is opened. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |