  Ashot Manucharyan: Armenia was obligated to attempt rapprochement with Turkey May 11, 2010 - 16:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia-Turkey rapprochement was not RA’s initiative, stated Ashot Manucharyan, former national security advisor to the first President of Armenia. “A country initiating such process must continue with it, which was not the case here,” he told reporters on May 11. “Armenia was obligated to attempt rapprochement with Turkey, being unable to refuse superpowers. We should have put the process to maximum use. At the same time, the dialogue should have involved the whole Armenian nation but not Armenia only,” Manucharyan said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
