Ex-envoy slams Aznavour’s remark on Armenian-Turkish rapprochementOctober 8, 2012 - 17:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former envoy to Lebanon Arman Navasardyan commented on a hotly debated interview with a famous chansonnier, Armenian Ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour, who disagreed with Armenia’s Turkey-related foreign policy. According to Navasardyan, the Armenian authorities were mistaken in appointing Aznavour as an ambassador. “The leadership did a disservice to Aznavour, giving him an appointment he was badly fitted for,” he said. Navasardyan further slammed the Deputy Foreign Minister who earlier said that Charles Aznavour is allowed to voice his personal views. “Aznavour, as an ambassador, is supposed to back up his country’s policy line, rather than speak out his mind,” Navasardyan said. At the same time, he expressed his agreement with Aznavour’s remark, urging to normalize ties with Turkey. “As a pacifist, I always support improvement of relations with our neighbors,” he said. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |