Armenian-Turkish Problems Must be Solved in Civilized WayDecember 16, 2006 - 13:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There are two approaches in the European Union's stance towards Turkey: one group of states and first of all Austria insist on privileged partnership. And the second, group at the head of Great Britain insist, that Turkey must be given some time to fulfill the commitments on EU membership, said in Yerevan specialist in Turkic philology Ruben Safrastian, the director of the Institute of Oriental Studies. "EU's decision to halt the negotiations was expected and it was a kind of compromise and Turkey was given a chance to fulfill its commitments on Cyprus issue," he stressed. Safrastian also underlined that the Europeans do not want to shut the door in front of Turkey at the same time insisting on their stance. "It is very important for Armenia that Turkey began the fulfillment of its reforms directed by the EU, since for our state is crucial to have a predictable neighbor, which will acknowledge its past. Armenia is interested in the civilized settlement of Armenian-Turkish problems," said Safrastian. At the same time he underlined that the European community is well aware of modern Turkey and does not want to have a state in the Union which does not share European values. Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |