Armenia, Turkey to continue behind-the-scenes negotiationsMay 13, 2010 - 17:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian-Turkish dialogue is in standstill, an Armenian expert said. “The situation will persist till the parliamentary elections in Turkey. Nevertheless, the two countries will continue behind-the-scenes negotiations. A public dialogue is also possible,” Turkologist Ruben Melkonyan said. Analyzing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to Turkey though the prism of Armenian-Turkish relations, he said that neither the Armenian-Turkish rapprochement nor Karabakh conflict settlement was prior on the agenda. “As a OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairing country, Russia had to touch on the Karabakh issue, but it doesn’t mean that the process will be intensified after it,” Melkonyan said. As to PACE President’s visit to Armenia, he said Cavusoglu will try to use his post to gain advantages for Turkey. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |