ARMENIAN PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT ON NON-PARTICIPATION IN NATO ISTANBUL SUMMIT MADE "FOR INTERNAL USE", TURKISH MF CONSIDERSMay 21, 2004 - 19:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish FM Abdullah Gul said that the Armenian President's statement regarding non-participation in the upcoming NATO Istanbul summit was made "for internal use", A. Gul briefed in Moscow after the meeting with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. To remind, on May 10 the Armenian President's press secretary reported that Robert Kocharian will not take part in the June NATO summit in Istanbul "due to the present condition of the Armenian-Turkish relationships". Gul underscored that not Turkey but NATO initiated to hold the summit in Istanbul. "The Armenian representation in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization is functioning in Istanbul. Is Armenia going to close it too? I suppose that the President issued this non-participation statement for internal use alone", the Turkish foreign minister said. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |