MEPs urge Turkey to lift Armenia’s blockadeDecember 8, 2010 - 17:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In its final statement, the EU-Armenia parliamentary cooperation committee urged Turkey adopted based on the results of a sitting in Brussels to lift Armenia’s blockade prior to ratification of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols ratification. Chairperson of the RA NA Standing Committee on European Integration Affairs Naira Zohrabyan told a press conference in Yerevan that it is important that the statement authors urge Turkey to take relevant actions for the establishment of good neighborly relations with Yerevan and open its border with Armenia as soon as possible. The statement makes a reference to the June 18, 1987, European Parliament’s resolution on political solution of the Armenian Cause. 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. |