RICHARD ARMITAGE: TURKEY WILL SOON RETURN TO ISSUE OF OPENING BORDER WITH ARMENIAMarch 27, 2004 - 18:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The opening of the Armenian-Turkish border is profitable for both countries and its outcomes will be felt in rather short terms, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said in Yerevan yesterday. In his words, the issue has been discussed with the Turkish authorities many times. "Ankara was lately occupied with other problems - such as North Iraq and Cyprus. I hope Turkey will soon return to the issue of opening the border with Armenia," the US Deputy Secretary of State said. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships. Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty. Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. |