ARMENIA'S CONSTRUCTIVE STEPS WILL NOT REMAIN UNREQUITED, TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY ASSURESMay 27, 2004 - 18:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - If Armenia undertakes constructive steps, the approach will not remain unrequited, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul stated when asked a question about relations with Armenia in the Parliament, Arminfo reported referring to Stargazete Turkish newspaper. As noted by the newspaper, after the statement of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan that trips to Armenia are possible, Abdullah Gul also approved of the relations with Yerevan. According to the source, answering the question about possibility of opening the Armenian-Turkish border the head of the Foreign Ministry of Turkey reported that the Alijan border check-point is used only in extraordinary cases when transporting humanitarian aid and is closed for tourists. The rail point of Akyaka is closed, as commercial cargo is not transported via it since 1993. 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 | 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |