Richard Giragosyan: Turkey may test Armenia’s soundness July 25, 2011 - 19:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Soon Turkey may seek to make a challenge to Armenia to try it, head of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies Richard Giragosyan said. Giragosyan gained this impression after meeting with the head of Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu within the framework of the visit of Armenian civil society council representatives to Turkey. “Talking with Davutoglu Armenian delegates raised three main issues,” Giragosyan told a press conference. First, Ankara having impeded the process is currently responsible for normalizing relations, whereas Yerevan did everything to improve them. Besides, Armenian representatives noted that Yerevan cannot wait long, according to Giragosyan. Second, there are two issues unifying Armenians all over the globe, namely, acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide and Karabakh resolution that Ankara cannot ignore. And, “the third, we reminded that Turkey initially came out for improvement of relations without preconditions, however is putting them forward now, which is not fair,” said Armenian expert. Giragosyan has got an impression that Turkey may want to test Armenia’s soundness soon. “However they will be disappointed to find Armenia strong. Armenia strengthened its positions as a result of Azerbaijani and Turkish blockade. And it is not ruled out that now the time has come for Armenia to dictate preconditions,” said the expert adding that no progress in Armenian-Turkish process is expected in the near future, however Turkey may step forward by 2015. 4 25.07.11 - Press conference of the Director of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) Richard Giragosian The Armenian-Turkish Protocols The Protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties and opening of the border between Armenia and Turkey were signed in Zurich by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on October 10, 2009, after a series of diplomatic talks held through Swiss mediation. Top stories 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. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |