Sargsyan thanks Swiss counterpart for mediating Armenian-Turkish normalizationMarch 31, 2011 - 15:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan thanked his Swiss counterpart Micheline Calmy-Rey for her personal contribution to the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. “I would like to thank the Swiss authorities and personally President Micheline Calmy-Rey for the mediation. It’s regrettable that Turkey avoids meeting the commitments it has undertaken, depreciating the efforts of mediators,” President Sargsyan said at a news conference in Yerevan. He also thanked Switzerland for the assistance rendered to Armenian people during the years of Genocide. “Swiss missionaries and government supported the Armenian people during the years of Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. In 2003, the Swiss national council passed a resolution on recognition of the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian nation is thankful to Switzerland for condemnation of this outrageous crime,” the Armenian President 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. |