  Switzerland ready to promote Armenian-Turkish reconciliationJune 27, 2008 - 14:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Switzerland has always spoken out for the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation, Micheline Calmy-Rey, head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs said at a joint news conference with Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian. "If requested, Switzerland is ready to help normalization of relations and opening of the Armenian-Turkish border," Ms. Calmy-Rey said. For his part, Minister Nalbandian reiterated that Armenia is willing to open a dialog without preconditions. Turkey closed the land border with Armenia in 1993 over the war in Nagorno Karabakh. One of conditions Turkey sets to Armenia to reopen the border is resolution of the conflict in favor of Azerbaijan.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, 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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
