Armenian-Russian agreement may facilitate normalization of Armenian-Turkish relationsAugust 24, 2010 - 17:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of European Integration NGO Karen Bekaryan said that the Armenian-Russian agreement may facilitate normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations. “As soon as Turks conceive that they will gain nothing through animosity with Armenia, they will revise their policy towards Yerevan. Meanwhile, the Armenian-Russian agreement may bring closer this moment,” Bekaryan told a press conference in Yerevan. He thinks that there are still hopes that Turkey will understand the current situation, though all demarcation lines are already established in the region and the Armenian-Turkish process has no prospects. “However, in addition to its relations with Armenia, Turkey faces also other problems – the upcoming referendum, parliamentary elections of 2011 and withdrawal of the U.S. troops from Iran, what will lead to worsening of the Kurdish problem,” concluded Karen Bekaryan. 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 | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |