Expert: 2012 envisages Turkey’s return to Armenia-Turkey normalizationDecember 27, 2011 - 14:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 2012 envisages Turkey’s return to Armenia-Turkey normalization process, political analyst, Regional Studies Center Director said. Richard Giragosian explained the aforesaid by more complicated nature of Turkey’s other foreign policy challenges. Dwelling on Armenian-Turkish protocols, Armenian expert ruled out current political value of the document, Ankara’s strategy presently implying not ratification of the Protocols but implementation of the provisions. Mr. Giragosian noted that sincere motives and not Armenian Genocide should serve a reason for Turkey’s return to normalization process. The Expert further stressed significant intensification of Armenia’s stance on Armenia-Turkey reconciliation in contrast to Ankara. Armenian-Turkish normalization process started on RA President Serzh Sargsyan’s initiative in fall 2008. On October 10, 2009 Armenian and Turkish Foreign Ministers signed protocols expected to be ratified by parliaments of both states. In August 2011, the protocols were removed from Turkish parliament’s agenda and were brought back in October. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection. Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. |