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Published on April 02, 2009
US LAWMAKERS URGED OBAMA TO SUPPORT TURKEY’S RECONCILIATION WITH ARMENIA
- US lawmakers urged President Barack Obama to throw his weight behind Turkey's accession to the European Union and strongly support the NATO ally's reconciliation with Armenia, AFP reports. "The United States must remain an iron clad supporter of Turkish membership in the EU," 29 Democrats and Republicans from the House of Representatives said in a letter to the president, who is bound for Turkey within days. The lawmakers urged Obama to help Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government undertake the necessary political, economic and judicial reforms to join the European Union. "We believe Turkey's success as a secular democracy that fully respects the rule of law and guarantees freedoms, civil, religious and human rights are in the interest of the Turkish people, the European Union and the United States," they said. They also urged "unequivocal" US support for Turkey and Armenia's efforts at easing longstanding tensions.
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World leaders have gathered in London's Docklands for key talks at the G20 financial summit. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany and France will push for major changes to the global financial ...WALL STREET JOURNAL: DEAL ON ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER OPENING MAY BE SIGNED APRIL 16
Turkey and Armenia could soon announce a deal aimed at reopening their border and restoring relations, according to diplomats, a move that could help stabilize a region that's increasingly important as ...GÖTZ BERNAU & SAYALI DADAS TO PERFORM IN YEREVAN
Götz Bernau & Sayali Dadas duet will give a concert in Yerevan today in the framework of Week of German Culture in Armenia. Violin player Götz Bernau and pianist Sayali Dadas will perform Bethooven, ...46 CANADIAN MPS JOIN CANADA-ARMENIA FRIENDSHIP GROUP
A record number of Canadian House of Commons and Senate members have joined the newly-reconstituted Canada-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group. During the March 25 Annual General Meeting, Harold Albrecht ...AZERBAIJAN THREATENS TURKEY TO CUT GAS SUPPLIES
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Concerned that the Turkish government might open its border with Armenia before reconciliation is reached, the Azerbaijani government has signaled it might stop selling natural gas to Turkey. Azerbaijani ...ISRAELI NEW GOVERNMENT DOESN’T WANT PEACE WITH PALESTINE
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The Armenian government has approved new ratios for brandy production. At that, the minimal percentage of alcohol on Armenian brandy should make 8%. The amount of brandy produced in 2008 has increased ...TURKEY'S STATE RUN TRT BEGAN RADIO BROADCASTING IN ARMENIAN LANGUAGE
Turkey's state run Television and Radio Corporation (TRT) began radio broadcasting in Kurdish and Armenian languages. Kurdish radio programs began on April 1 while Armenian radio programs began on April ...SOUTH CAUCASIAN RAILWAY ANNOUNCED APRIL 4 AS SANITARY DAY
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At a public meeting in Vienna on supporting the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, with the participation of public representatives from Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Nagorno Karabakh, OSCE ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT RATIFIED A TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2009
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The Kremlin will host 4th Tashir Music Awards ceremony on Apr. 4. Tashir Awards are annually granted to singers, musicians and arts workers for their contributions to Armenian music. This year, Inga and ...TURKEY WILL STOP USING KARABAKH AS A PRECONDITION FOR NORMALIZATION OF TIES WITH ARMENIA
Sooner or later NKR conflict will be excluded from Turkey's external policy and won't be used as a precondition for normalization of ties with Armenia, Armenian turkologist Artak Shakaryan told a news ...ARMENIA WILL BE ABLE TO OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES RELATED TO PUBLIC UTILITIES TARIFFS INCREASE
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Bergen Community College in Paramus (US, NJ) will celebrate the Armenian people's triumph over tragedy with the New Jersey premiere of "The Armenians: Spirit of Survival," a photography exhibit sponsored ...US LAWMAKERS URGED OBAMA TO SUPPORT TURKEY’S RECONCILIATION WITH ARMENIA
US lawmakers urged President Barack Obama to throw his weight behind Turkey's accession to the European Union and strongly support the NATO ally's reconciliation with Armenia, AFP reports. "The United ...
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