Arman Melikyan: We woke a sleeping monster named TurkeyApril 24, 2009 - 22:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian people should have taken a firmer position on issues of national interest, instead of acting from the position of victim, NKR ex-Foreign Minister Arman Melikyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. According to the politician, Armenia and Diaspora are required to be unanimous on this issue. "But I am afraid that such attempts may fail. I have fears that we are not even unanimous on genocide recognition issues," he stressed. In the meantime, Arman Melikyan expressed concern over the Armenian and Turkish Foreign Ministries' joint statement. Starting the "football diplomacy", President Sargsyan did not even doubt what it might lead to. "We woke a sleeping monster named Turkey. I'm seriously concerned about it," Arman Melikyan said. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036. |