Erdogan offers Armenian President to meet in WashingtonApril 7, 2010 - 18:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian said that today Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan received Turkish Prime Minister's Special Envoy Feridun Sinirlioglu. During the meeting, Sinirlioglu conveyed a written message of the Turkish Prime Minister, as well as verbal messages of the Turkish President and Foreign Minister to the Armenian President, Mr. Nalbandian stated during a governmental hour in the RA parliament, answering the question of Larisa Alaverdyan, a member of Heritage parliamentary group. “Erdogan's message reads that Turkey wants to continue the Armenian-Turkish process and wants the Armenian side to confirm its position with respect to it,” said Nalbandian, adding that during the meeting Sinirlioglu also conveyed the Turkish Prime Minister’s offer about a meeting in Washington. Referring to the process of the NKR conflict settlement, the Armenian Foreign Minister said that Armenia’s stance has not changed. According to him, the NKR status and security, as well as the NKR people’s right to self-determination are main issues in the NKR conflict settlement. “If this main issue is solved, it would be much easier to discuss the others,” Mr. Nalbandian said. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |