Germany still hopes for Armenia-Turkey Protocols ratificationAugust 4, 2010 - 13:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Germany hopes Armenia-Turkey Protocols will eventually be ratified by parliaments of both countries, German Ambassador to Armenia Hans-Jochen Schmidt stated. As he noted at news conference in Yerevan, ratification will serve as an important step in overcoming current issues between Yerevan and Ankara, “Opening of border is also of key importance in helping Armenia out of difficult situation,” the diplomat pointed out. Hans-Jochen Schmidt characterized Cyprus issue and normalization of Armenia –Turkey ties as priority points in Ankara-Brussels talks on Turkey's EU bid. 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. |