Switzerland not desperate on Armenia-Turkey rapprochementMarch 31, 2011 - 15:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Despite Switzerland’s completing its mission as a mediator in Armenia-Turkey rapprochement process, official Bern is ready to make every possible effort to promote resumptions of Yerevan-Ankara talks, Swiss President said. As Micheline Calmy-Rey told a news conference in Yerevan, Switzerland is far from “washing hands off the matter” and wishes progress in Armenian-Turkish normalization talks. “We want the process to continue and are ready to take every effort to encourage the parties towards continuing a dialogue,” she said. In 2009, through the mediation of Switzerland, Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu signed the protocols envisaging normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations. However, on April 22, 2010, Armenian President signed a decree on suspension of Protocols ratification, because of Turkish party’s unreasonably delaying ratification of those documents in Turkish parliament. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. |