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Headlines for November 12, 2008

ALEXANDER SOTNICHENKO: THERE WILL NO BREAKTHROUGH IN ARMENIA-TURKEY RELATIONS
A meeting between Armenian, Turkish and Azerbaijani Presidents, if there is such, will not secure a breakthrough, according to a Russian expert. “The declaration signed by the Armenian, Russian and ...
SARKOZY PROMISES TO SET TO KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers will continue talks for resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the RA President said. “I do not rule out a meeting with my Azeri counterpart. Russian ...
ESTONIA TO DEVELOP COOPERATION WITH ARMENIA
Estonia’s newly appointed Ambassador to Armenia Toomas Lukk (residence in Tbilisi) handed Tuesday the copy of his credentials to Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, the RA MFA press office reported. ...
RECOGNITION OF TURKEY’S INTERNATIONAL ROLE IS A GOODWILL GESTURE ON ARMENIA’S PART
The visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Armenia was a landmark event but it’s not enough, the Armenian leader said. “We should press for having normal relations and open borders. Otherwise, Armenians ...
ARMENIAN, GEORGIAN DEFENSE MINISTERS DISCUSS MILITARY COOPERATION IN TBILISI
Georgia is Armenia’s historical friend and cooperation between the two countries will continue, Armenian Defense Minister said. “We must strengthen our relations,” Seyran Ohanyan told a news conference ...
SWISS PRESIDENT: ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SHOULD BE STUDIED BY HISTORIANS, BUT ITS DENIAL SHOULD BE PUNISHED
The President of the Swiss Confederation has backed Turkey's calls for a study of the Armenian Genocide, saying the dispute over history should be settled by historians, not politicians. Pascal Couchepin ...
ARMENIAN CITIZEN INJURED IN SOCHI BLAST
Armenian citizen Vazgen Hovsepyan, 28, was injured in a blast in Sochi yesterday. An explosive assembly was placed in a can. Hovsepyan was taken to hospital with a hand injury. As reported by RFE/RL, ...
TURKEY READY TO MEDIATE BETWEEN U.S. AND IRAN
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country could mediate tensions between the United States and Iran. “We are ready to mediate and we can be useful. Ankara is concerned about the Iran-U.S. ...
GREEK MONKS’ DISRESPECT FOR STATUS QUO CAUSED ROW IN JERUSALEM
The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem has categorically denied the Greek monks have any right to be present at a service in the Aedicule of the Holy Sepulcher Church, representative of the Armenian community ...
RUSSIA DIDN’T USE MILITARY BASE IN ARMENIA DURING WAR WITH GEORGIA
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan refuted media reports that Russia used its military base in Armenia during the August war with Georgia. “The 102nd Russian base can be put into operation along ...
EU PLANS ON EASTERN PARTNERSHIP TO BE KNOWN IN DECEMBER
The European Union will announce its plans for cooperation within the Eastern Partnership on December 3. “When the decision is announced, the delegation of the European Commission in Yerevan will furnish ...
ALI BABACAN: ARMENIAN FM EXPECTED TO VISIT ANKARA
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian is expected to visit Turkey later this year, Turkish FM Ali Babacan said Wednesday, Hurriyet reports. “I will be in Azerbaijan in the coming days. Minister ...
OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS EXPECTED IN YEREVAN NOV. 15
The Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassador Matthew Bryza of the United States, Ambassador Bernard Fassier of France and Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov of Russia will arrive in Armenia at weekend, presumably ...