Lebanon Armenians were hoping Protocols won't be signedOctober 11, 2009 - 01:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Up to the very moment of RA-Turkish rapprochement protocols' conclusion, Lebanon Armenians believed Armenia will not sign them, Lebanese MP, Beirut's Armenian Community representative Sepuh Kalpakyan told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "Unfortunately, the protocols have been signed and Armenian nation is now facing a crucial moment. Our future is vague and we don't know what to expect," he said.Sepuh Kalpakyan added that Lebanon Armenians do not believe RA government's assertion on Protocols' containing no preconditions. "We're praying for our apprehensions to prove groundless, so Armenia will not have to pay high price for normalization of ties with Turkey." According to him, protocol signing was postponed as Armenia had some last-minute apprehensions. Still, there were forces who acted as guarantors for protocol signing. "We'll continue with our struggle. Protocols' conclusion is not the end. There's time left till ratification and we'll use every opportunity to prevent Protocols'' ratification," Sepuh Kalpakyan stated. 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 | 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 children Moscow 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. |