Archbishop Choloyan: Normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations is all-Armenian issueOctober 5, 2009 - 21:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Normalization of the Armenia-Turkey relations is an All-Armenian issue, Archbishop Oshakan Choloyan, the Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the U.S. of the Great House of Cilicia said. He praised highly the initiative of the Armenian President to meet with representatives of Diaspora and hear their views on the Armenian-Turkish Protocols. Archbishop Choloyan characterized as natural the reaction of Armenian communities, being concerned over the future of Armenia. ""It's positive that Serge Sargsyan is trying to settle relations between countries, but it shouldn't be at the cost of the Armenian Genocide," Oshakan Choloyan said. This will be the first document in the history to be signed between Turkey and Armenia, he said. Prior to that, the Armenian side had not participated in negotiation processes, and then the countries signed a document, the Treaty of Kars, which was signed by Turkey and Russia. As Archbishop Choloyan noticed, the president's visit to the Armenian communities is another reason to carefully discuss the Armenian-Turkish Protocols. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | 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. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |