  Armenia will not sacrifice international recognition of the Armenian GenocideApril 10, 2009 - 19:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - We repeatedly stated that Armenia speaks for normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties without preconditions, RA President Serzh Sargsyan told a news conference in Yerevan. "Though difficult, the process of negotiations with Ankara is going on. I see nothing strange that Ankara might be willing to change its viewpoint. Still, I believe opening of border will serve the interests of Turkey. Some are concerned that Armenian market will be flooded with Turkish goods upon opening of border. Yet, goods are still being imported in Armenia through Georgia. Fear of competition might bring us to the wrong inference that all the borders to Armenia should be closed, so local manufacturers could avoid competition. The inference is fundamentally wrong. Turkey sets a number of preconditions including abandoning demands for in international recognition of the Armenian genocide and NKR conflict settlement on Azerbaijan-stipulated terms. This is what we'll never sacrifice for normalization of ties. Both Turkey and Azerbaijan are aware of it,'' RA president stated. Turkey closed the border with Armenian in 1993, in support to Azeri's aggression against Nagorno Karabakh.   Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
