  VATICAN HAS EXPECTATIONS OF TURKEY AT ITS ADMISSION TO EUDecember 10, 2002 - 18:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Vatican is not against Turkey's joining the European Union, at the same time it has certain expectations of it. Foreign minister of Vatican Jean Louis Tauran stated it at the meeting with Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople and all Turkey archbishop Mesrop Mutafian. In his words, as reported by Turkish mass media, Vatican's main expectation of Turkey is the legal recognition of the Catholic community in the country.  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 |  Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
