Armenia found itself in a trap set by Turkish diplomacyMay 7, 2009 - 22:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Apr. 23 statement of RA and Turkish Ministries of Foreign Affairs includes not only road map but also normalization of Armenian- Turkish relations. Still, Armenian community focused all of its attention on road map, whereas its equally important to address other issues in Armenian-Turkish relations," Heritage Faction representative Stepan Safaryan noted. "During negotiations with Turkey, Armenia offered 3 conditions: opening of Armenian -Turkish border, establishment of diplomatic relations and creation of intergovernmental commissions between the two countries. Turkey, in its turn, stated that before opening border, parties should agree upon territory border should pass through. According to Turkey, opening of border can be effected in case present day border is acknowledged, and a corresponding document ratified by both sides." Armenian MP believes that Turkey which closed the border in 1993 has to open it. Touching upon Kars agreement, Heritage MP emphasized that Turkey annulled the agreement in 1991, recognizing the independence of Southern Caucasus states. 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 | 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. |