  Expert: Russia and France share interests on Turkey February 7, 2012 - 15:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian political analyst says Russia and France have similar interests regarding ties with Turkey. Sergey Shakaryants cited holding of Sochi presidential meeting and debate of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial on one and the same day as an example of the aforesaid. “France attempts to hold Turkey away from EU processes,” the expert said. On January 23, Sochi hosted a meeting between the Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian Presidents. On the same day, the French Senate debated the draft law penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial.   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 |  Latest news 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.Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months.Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
