Expert: Armenian-Turkish protocols have no futureApril 23, 2012 - 19:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian -Turkish protocols have no future, Director of RA NAS Institute of Oriental Studies said. “They have already played their role, both positive and negative,” Ruben Safrastyan said at Yerevan-Moscow space bridge on “Time can’t erase the memory.” Dwelling on Armenia’s withdrawal of signature from the protocols, the expert noted, “These documents are dead. That’s evident.” Senior fellow at the Institute of Political and Social Studies of the Black Sea and Caspian region Andrei Areshev also agreed with Mr. Safrastyan. Protocols on normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations were signed October 10, 2009 in Zurich. However, on April 22, 2010, Armenian President signed a decree to suspend Protocols ratification, in view of unfounded ratification delay at Turkish parliament. Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. |