Turkey's joining EU will force it to correctly assess its pastApril 27, 2007 - 17:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia doesn't stand against Turkey's membership in the European Union, Armenian President Robert Kocharian said during a meeting with the students of the Yerevan State University. Armenia will have a predictable and firm neighbor in this case, he said. "Turkey's joining EU will force it to correctly assess its past but it should fulfill the EU's conditions. I should mention that the issue is more pungent for European states than for Turkey itself. Europeans do not want to have a state with different culture and faith in their family," Robert Kocharian underscored. The RA President said acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey is on Armenia's foreign agenda. "Let them keep the border closed as long as they wish. We will not abandon the demand to recognize the Armenian Genocide. At that we by no means bind recognition with the claim for lands or any other compensation. These are different things. In international structures Turkey connects these two aspects, saying "if Turkey recognizes Genocide, Armenia will claim lands". We can speak of compensations only," the RA 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 | 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. |