  Any opinions on RA President's visit to Turkey are viableAugust 7, 2009 - 19:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Both positive and negative opinions on RA President's visit to Turkey in autumn 2009 are viable," YSU Turkology Department Professor, turkologist Ruben Melkonyan told a news conference in Yerevan.According to him, regarded in the context of agreements unfulfilled by Turkey, RA President's visit to Turkey could be viewed as inappropriate. Melkonyan said there's another opinion, speculated by Turkish media, according to which Turkish President Abdullah Gul accepted RA President's invitation without any precondition, and RA President is now setting ones. "In this connection, I'd like to note that Gul's visit to Armenia was unannounced and explained by external political processes, including Russian -Georgian conflict," Melkonyan emphasized.   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 |  Related sections 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. |
