Armenia has to pay a heavy price for normalization of Armenia-Turkey relationsOctober 11, 2009 - 02:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Over its whole existence Diaspora have fought for the Armenian Genocide recognition, and signing of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols change nothing for us, editor- in- chief of "Gibrahayer" Simon Aynejian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.Commenting on the process of signing of the Protocols , lasted 3 hours, Mr. Aynejian said that it has not affected the process of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations. As he also said, before taking any steps, the Armenian authorities should have consulted with representatives of Armenian communities, since the Protocols have a paragraph on the Armenian Genocide, and Diaspora is a direct consequence of the genocide. "The President of Armenia began his Pan-Armenian tour when everything had been already decided. So, these meetings have not been productive, " the editor-in-chief said. He stressed that the Armenian people have the impression that the Diaspora is against the normalization of the Armenia-Turkey relations. "We are not against normalization of relations between the countries, the question is, what will be the price of these relations? I am confident that it will be very high for Armenia, " Simon Aynejian said. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |