  ARFD: Armenia-Turkey normalization process hostage to Ankara’s whim  December 24, 2010 - 15:15 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The outgoing year gave little chance for optimism, member of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun said. “The economic slump deepened, resulting in greater poverty and emigration,” Artyusha Shahbazyan told a news conference on December 24. “The Armenia-Turkey normalization process has become a hostage to Ankara’s whim. Turkey still sets the Karabakh conflict resolution as a precondition for normalization of relations with Armenia. One should be a blind optimism not to notice this,” he said.   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 |  Topic Latest news Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora  To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia.ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event.Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province.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. |
