  Robert Kocharian Regrets at Absence of Diplomatic Relations between Armenia and TurkeySeptember 30, 2006 - 17:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The leaders of states do not exchange messages. Communication is exercised at the level of the Foreign Ministries and diplomatic missions, RA President Robert Kocharian said when commenting on the fate of the letter sent by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the formation of a commission of historians for investigation of the Armenian Genocide issue. "I regret at the absence of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey and I have already proposed to form an intergovernmental commission for normalization of relations between the two states but have not received any response so far," the Armenian leader 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 |  Related sections Latest 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. |
