ARMENIA DOES NOT OBJECT TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIPFebruary 25, 2005 - 20:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Assembly Speaker met with Austrian President Heinz Fischer, RA NA press service reports. During the meeting the parties discussed the prospects of the Armenian-Austrian cooperation within the framework of Wider Europe: New Neighbors EU program as well as the process of the Karabakh conflict settlement. Heinz Fischer noted that Austria is the adherent of regional stability and cooperation. Artur Baghdasarian in his turn mentioned of the coming 90-th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and touched upon the Armenian-Turkish relations. In his words, Armenia does not object to Turkey's EU membership. "Armenia is for normal relations with Turkey though official Ankara is still imposing blockade against Armenia", Artur Baghdasarian stated. 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. |