  Artak Shakaryan: U.S. withdraws from Middle East June 18, 2010 - 14:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. is starting a new round of foreign policy, getting isolated and gradually quitting Middle East, Turkologist Artak Shakaryan presumes. “This means that Washington will not be deeply involved in regional issues any longer,” he told a news conference in Yerevan on June 18. “Turkey’s activation in the region is conditioned by this fact,” he said, adding that unless Armenia normalizes relations with Turkey, the latter’s achievements will cause the former’s regress. “Russia is not going to remain aside either, trying to control both normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and Karabakh settlement,” Shakaryan said. He also noted that revival of Protocols during the next couple of years is senseless.   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 |  Topic 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. |
