ARMENIAN-TURKISH DIALOGUE HAS NOT BROUGHT TO CONCRETE SHIFT YET, ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAIDJune 18, 2004 - 23:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The political dialogue between Armenia and Turkey continues, however it has not brought to a positive shift yet, Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian stated in Yerevan today. In his words, the program of the participation of the delegation headed by him in the NATO Istanbul Summit does not provide for a private meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul. V. Oskanian called not to attach much importance to various statements on the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border soon. At that the minister noted the importance of the issue in question for Armenia and did not rule out the opening also being desirable for official Ankara. 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 | Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. U.S. sees “extraordinary” opportunity for peace between Armenia, Azerbaijan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes there is an “extraordinary” opportunity to reach a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Viva: Armenia's leading technology company introduces a new trademark The updated brand Viva reflects a qualitatively new level of digital services. |