  RA President should go to Turkey, former PM saysAugust 5, 2009 - 15:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian-Turkish relations are conditioned by geopolitical processes, said Hrant Bagratyan, former Prime Minister of Armenia. "RA President should go to Turkey to attend the return match between the Armenian and Turkish soccer teams. It's a national issue. Otherwise Serzh Sargsyan will lose his authority in the process of normalization of relations between the two countries," he said. At that, Mr. Bagratyan noted that Armenia should be careful, since Turkey's territory is 25 times as large as Armenia's and Turkish economic potential surpasses Armenia's 90 times. For his part, chairman of United Labor Party Gurgen Arsenyan said that progress may be achieved if the dialog between the neighboring countries is continued.   Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Atom Egoyan film coming to Golden Apricot Yerevan Festival  Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan’s latest film, Seven Veils, is the opening film at GAIFF 2024.Israel warns of “serious consequences” after Armenia recognizes Palestine Dmitry Gendelman said the move will have “serious long-term consequences” for Israel-Armenia relations.French envoy travels to Armenia’s Syunik French ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decottignies visited the town of Goris in the country’s southern Syunik province.Belarus Foreign Ministry sends note to Yerevan The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has sent a note to the Armenian side, the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry reports. |
