  Turkish publisher dubs Armenia “Cuba of South Caucasus region” January 22, 2013 - 21:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish human rights activist, publisher Ragip Zarakolu dubbed Armenia “a Cuba of South Caucasus region.” At Yerevan-hosted discussions Mr. Zarakolu characterized Turkey and Azerbaijan’s stance on the opening of Stepanakert airport as highly aggressive, with Baku threatening to shoot down Nagorno Karabakh-bound civil planes. “I wonder what the OSCE Minsk Group position on the issue might be,” he said. The publisher further spoke of a strong Azeri lobby in Turkey, especially active in the country’s Foreign Ministry.   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 |  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. |
