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Published on April 23, 2009
TURKISH PRESIDENT HAD A "GREAT PHONE CONVERSATION WITH AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT
- Turkish President Abdullah Gul said he had a "great phone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today". Speaking to reporters at the April 23, Gul said that "contrary to what has been reflected, there is no coldness in Turkey's relations with Azerbaijan". "It is not merely Turkey-Azerbaijan, Turkey-Armenia...Russia, the United States and the European Union are all involved in a process of diplomacy never witnessed before on relevant topics," Gul said. If all the efforts end successfully, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia and the whole region would benefit from this, Gul also said, turk.net reports. Earlier today, Turkish President Abdullah Gul had a phone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev. Both leaders discussed the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia and the developments in the Caucasus, the Turkish Presidency said in a written statement. "Today's talks were a continuation of consultations between the two heads of state in the recent weeks and confirmed the traditional understanding, solidarity and close cooperation between Turkey and Azerbaijan that contributes to the stability and welfare of the region," the statement also said.
Headlines for April 23, 2009
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Joint declaration of Armenian and Turkish Foreign Ministries on road-map shows that football diplomacy is producing results, NAS RA Institute of Oriental Studies Director, Professor Ruben Safrastyan told ...U.S. HAILS ARMENIAN-TURKISH AGREEMENT TO NORMALIZE TIES
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The United States welcomes the statement made by Armenia and Turkey on normalization of their bilateral relations , the U.S. Department of State said. “ It has long been and remains the position of ...YEREVAN MANAGED TO SEPARATE KARABAKH ISSUE FROM ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS
Any progress in Armenian-Turkish relation is welcome, an Armenian expert said. “Signing of road-map agreement may mean that Armenia managed to separate Karabakh issue from Armenian-Turkish relations,” ...THIRD COUNTRY CLOSE TO PANIC
Caucasus Institute Director, political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan said it is hard to speak beyond the contents of the Armenian-Turkish agreement at present. “The agreement proved that normalization ...ARMENIAN-TURKISH AGREEMENT CONTAINS NO PRECONDITIONS
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The Armenian-Turkish agreement contains no preconditions, a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter learned from an informed source. “This is what U.S. President Barack Obama insisted on during his visit to Turkey ...ANKARA SIGNALS TO OBAMA: DON’T MEDDLE IN OUR RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA
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It is not surprising that statement on road-map is made a day before April 24, when Armenians of the world commemorate victims of the Armenian Genocide, an Armenian expert said. “This is a message ...ARMENIAN-TURKISH AGREEMENT TO HELP STABILIZE THE REGION
The joint declaration signed by Armenian and Turkish Ministries of Foreign Affairs is an extremely important step not only for normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations, but also for regional stabilization, ...BAKU AVOIDS COMMENTING ON ARMENIAN-TURKISH AGREEMENT
Azerbaijan has commented on framework agreement on normalizing of Armenian-Turkish ties. The normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkish must proceed on par with the withdrawal of Armenian ...APRIL 23 – INTERNATIONAL BOOK AND COPYRIGHT DAY
UNESCO announced April 23 as the International Book and Copyright Day. On RA Ministry of Culture initiative, Armenia celebrates this day by organizing various nationwide events such as a “Book Vernisage” ...VLADIMIR ZAKHAROV: AGREEMENT BETWEEN ARMENIA AND TURKEY IS U.S. TRICKY DEAL
Road-map between Armenia and Turkey is an interim document. It is not developed yet and we do not know what it will be, a Russian expert said “I think the most important fact is that the Karabakh conflict ...HERITAGE PARTY: ARMENIA HAS REASON TO WORRY
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Head of the Center of Caucasus Studies at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) Vladimir Zakharov said that a large number of Russian analysts aim to embroil Russia with Armenia. ...VICTOR YENGIBARYAN: ROUTE MAP AGREEMENT IS A CHEAP SNARE LAID FOR ARMENIA
“One of the most significant contributions to normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations was Armenian presidents’ agreement to normalize ties without preconditions. This has to be a bilateral principle,” ...RASIM MUSABEKOV: AGREEMENT BETWEEN ARMENIA AND TURKEY IS ONLY A DECLARATION OF INTENT
“I’m unaware of exact contents of Armenian-Russian agreement. Still, as far as I understand, it’s not a binding agreement but only a declaration of intent, some type of a route map for normalization of ...STATE BUDGET RESERVES WILL ALLOW ARMENIA INCREASE ITS IMMUNITY TO 2009 CHALLENGES
. “The state budget for 2008 gave RA Government a chance to form 2009 reserve and increase Armenia’s immunity to 2009 challenges,” RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said during governmental meeting ...SCRW TO OPEN INTERNATIONAL LOGISTIC CENTRE ON ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER
Considering the recent activeness in the Armenian-Turkish dialogue aimed at re-establishing diplomatic ties and re-launching the railway between the two states, South Caucasian Railways CJSC decided to ...ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA SUPPORTS OPENING OF TURKISH-ARMENIAN BORDER
Resolution on Armenian Genocide acknowledgement submitted to US Congress has already been supported by 101 congressmen, Arpi Vardanyan , AAA Regional Director for RA and NKR issues told a news conference ...RA NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY AWARDED WITH GOLD MEDAL
On Apr. 23 RA National Security Council Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan met Syunik Eagles Youth Organization Leader, Deputy Minister for Sport and Youth Affairs Khachik Asryan and Organization Council ...EXHIBITION OF POSTERS AND CARICATURES CONDEMNING THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE LAUNCHED IN YEREVAN
An exhibition of posters and caricatures condemning the Armenian Genocide launched in Yerevan today. The exhibition features 70 posters and 40 caricatures authored by Armenian Diaspora students, as well ...ARMENIA THANKS RUSSIA FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
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Armenia is grateful to Russia for its contributions to Karabakh conflict settlement, President Serzh Sarsyan said during a meeting with his Russian colleague Dmitriy Medvedev. Serzh Sargsyan noted with ...DASHNAKTSUTYUN CONDEMNS ARMENIAN-TURKISH JOINT STATEMENT
In a document released recently, ARFD Dashnaktsutyun states that diplomatic ties between Armenia and Turkey are possible only in case of Genocide recognition and reinstatement of Armenian people's rights. ...YEREVAN AND ANKARA HAVE NOT YET AGREED ON A JOINT ROUTE MAP
The available information on Armenian-Turkish agreement leads to the thought that the joint statement made prior to Armenian Genocide 94th anniversary commemoration pursued some ulterior motives, Strategic ...RA PRIME MINISTER FORECAST WORLD ECONOMY STABILIZATION IN 2010
“2009 will be a hard year for Armenia,” RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said at governmental meeting on Thursday. According to Prime Minister, RA National Service already published official data on ...JOINT DECLARATION OF ARMENIAN AND TURKISH MFA IS ONE OF THE MOST SERIOUS STRATEGIC BLUNDERS BY RA GOVERNMENT TO DATE
Director Richard Giragosian issued a statement today commenting on the recent joint declaration issued on 22 April by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Turkey ...IN SUMMER 2009 A NEW ELEMENT WILL BE ADDED TO MENDELEYEV PERIODIC TABLE
“I do not preclude a possibility of adding a new element named Armenia to Mendeleyev periodic table,” Russian academician, RA National Academy of Sciences foreign representative, Scientific Director at ...RA GOVERNMENT PASSED 2009 IT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
During Thursday meeting . The program aims at increasing RA society’s awareness and strengthening of IT sphere, RA Economy Minister Nerses Yeritsyans stated. According to him, the program will be supported ...“ECHO MOSKVY” LAUNCHES AN ANTI-ARMENIAN CAMPAIGN
“Echo Mpskvy” Russian radio station yesterday dedicated the one of its broadcasts to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. The campaign launched last evening by Alexander Boudberg, was full of all kinds ...CANADA WELCOMES THE RECONCILIATION EFFORTS BETWEEN TURKEY AND ARMENIA
The federal government of Canada says Turkey’s decision to recall its ambassador does not represent a diplomatic breakdown between the countries. The spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence ...JOE BIDEN: GENOCIDE PREVENTION SHOULD BE ‘NATIONAL SECURITY PRIORITY’
The United States needs to see genocide prevention "not just as a moral imperative," but also as a "national security priority," said the vice president of U.S. In a speech at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial ...ABDULLAH GUL DISCUSSING TURKISH-ARMENIAN RELATIONS WITH ILHAM ALIYEV
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Turkish President Abdullah Gul had a phone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev. Both leaders discussed the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia and the developments ...OBAMA TARGETING GENOCIDE DENIERS A DAY BEFORE HIS SPEECH ON APRIL 24
US President Barack Obama marked Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 23 by warning that preventing genocide in the future depends on the world's willingness to confront hatred wherever it arises. "Bearing ...TURKISH PRESIDENT HAD A "GREAT PHONE CONVERSATION WITH AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said he had a "great phone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today". Speaking to reporters at the April 23, Gul said that "contrary to what has been ...
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