  Turkey's blockade of Armenia violates international law - President December 1, 2012 - 15:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan slammed use of force, xenophobia and racism as outdated in the 21st century, urging zero tolerance for the latters in the Eastern Partnership territory. At a joint news conference with the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, Mr. Sargsyan criticized Turkey, a member of G20 group for international economic development, for illegally blocking Armenia's border, while attempting to join the European Union. As he noted, the fact contradicts the logic of partnership, violating the norms of international law. “Borders mustn't be used as marking lines in Europe,” the President stressed.   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. |
