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Published on April 09, 2008
NORMALIZATION OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS UNLIKELY IN NEAR FUTURE
- Normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations is hardly possibly during Serzh Sargsyan’s presidency, a Russian expert said. “Armenia’s new President will never agree to Ankara’s ultimatums,” said Mikhail Alexandrov, head of the Caucasus Department at Russia’s CIS Institute. “I do not think that Armenia should feel Turkey’s tough position keenly. It can develop the economy by means of strengthening cooperation with other countries in the region,” he said, reminding about Turkey intention “to open the border and establish diplomatic relations only after withdrawal of Armenian forces from the Azeri territories,” Strana.ru reports. There are currently no formal diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey, which demands to stop the process of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Empire during the WWI when some 1.5 million of Armenians were slaughtered. Turkey has also taken a pro-Azeri position on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and has kept the Armenian border closed since 1993.
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Armenia’s President-elect Serzh Sargsyan assumed the office today. “Today is an extremely responsible day for me. A few minutes ago, I swore an oath to our people to unconditionally follow the provisions ...OSKANIAN WON’T BE IN NEW GOVERNMENT
Armenia’s Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said he will not enter the new government. “I will go on working and will try to make contributions to the development of our country. But I have numerously ...EU WILLING TO HELP ARMENIA TO OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES
Mr Javier Solana, the EU High Representative for common foreign and security policy, congratulated Serzh Sargsyan on assuming the office of President of Armenia. The congratulatory message says, in ...SERZH SARGSYAN: ALONE, NO ONE CAN TURN ARMENIA INTO A COUNTRY OF DREAMS
I am ready to contribute all my strength for an atmosphere of confidence to prevail in our society, for us to overcome any polarization, rough confrontation, and discredit, Armenia’s President-elect Serzh ...BRYZA WISHED ARMENIA DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM AND STRENGTH
Matthew J. Bryza, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, wished Armenia’s President-elect and the whole Armenian nation democracy, freedom and strength. Commenting on ...BRYZA: KARABAKH MAY JOIN TALKS ONE DAY
Stepanakert may join talks on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement one day, said Matthew J. Bryza, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Co-chair of the OSCE ...TIGRAN SARGSYAN APPOINTED ARMENIA’S PRIME MINISTER
President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on appointment Tigran Sargsyan Prime Minister of Armenia, the RA leader’s press office reported. Earlier today, Serzh Sargsyan signed an edict on dismissal of ...MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION CUTS TIES WITH NPFH PROGRAM OVER STANCE ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
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Today in Armenian history- 1920 Meeting of the three Caucasian Republics' Council in Tbilisi. The question of Gharabagh was also discussed.
- 1922 The Assembly of the Transcaucasian Western Armenian workers opened in Yerevan.
- 1932 Creation of Armenia's Union of Soviet Writers, the Union of Musicians, the Union of Soviet Painters and Fine Arts, and the Union of Soviet Architects.
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