Armenia and Turkey should start from scratch without preconditionsJuly 1, 2009 - 00:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "By leaving the coalition ARF Dashnaktsutyun has already taken an important step in the Armenian-Turkish relations, expressing a different view and interests of the Armenian people," Armen Rustamyan, MP of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun fraction of the National Assembly told a press conference today. "The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus has repeatedly pointed out that Turkish society is not ready for such changes. I have a question, is the Armenian society ready?" Mr. Rustamyan said. He also stressed that at least one political force (ARF Dashnaktsutyun) is against it in Armenia. According to Rustamian, the best way out of the situation can be only one: to establish diplomatic relations Armenia and Turkey should start from scratch without preconditions and on the base of international norms. 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. |