Eduard Sharmazanov: Turkey should take decision before April 24December 28, 2009 - 12:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 2009 was a crucial year for Armenia's foreign policy, said Eduard Sharmazanov, secretary of Republican Party of Armenia parliamentary group."Armenia acted as regional leader in 2009," he told reporters on Monday. Touching upon the Armenian-Turkish dialogue, Mr. Sharmazanov said Turkey should be the first to ratify the protocols on normalization of relations between the two countries. "The protocols should be ratified within reasonable terms. I do not want to announce any date but Turkey should take decision before April 24," said, adding that the RA government will continue the policy calling for worldwide recognition of the Armenian Genocide. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |