  Europe's gentle stand on Turkey interimNovember 21, 2007 - 19:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Europe will soon build up its pressure on Turkey, ARF Bureau's Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office Director Kiro Manoyan told a news conference in Yerevan. Right-wing European forces opposing Turkey's accession think that Ankara should be dissuaded from joining the European Union, according to him. "However, Europe will have to change tactics toward Turkey due to latter's attitude to northern Iraq and Kurdistan and article 301 providing for criminal penalty for 'insulting Turkishness', specifically for mention of the Armenian Genocide," he said, Novosti Armenia reports.   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 |  Related sections Topic 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. |
