Expert: U.S. will try to reanimate Armenian-Turkish rapprochementApril 28, 2011 - 12:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - After the parliamentary election in Turkey, the United States will redouble efforts to reanimate the Armenian-Turkish rapprochement, an expert said. “However, Washington has few leverages on Ankara. The U.S. needs Turkey more than vice versa,” Caucasus Institute director Alexander Iskandaryan told a press conference in Yerevan. As to Russia and EU, which also mediates the normalization, he said, Europe can hardly succeed in compelling Ankara to compromise. “Russia, although being interested in reconciliation, will not press on Ankara either,” Iskandaryan concluded. 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. |