Armenian, Turkish Presidents to meet in AstanaJuly 3, 2008 - 15:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia and Abdullah Gul of Turkey have been invited to festivities dedicated to 10th birthday of Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.Presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan as well as King of Jordan Abdallah II will also take part in the events. The heads of state are also expected to hold a number of bilateral meetings. According to Russian sources, President Medvedev will meet with leaders of Jordan and Turkey, IA Regnum reports quoting Kazakh media. As President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan will for the first time meet with his Turkish counterpart. During a recent meeting with the Armenian community of Moscow, President Sargsyan said, "Turkey proposes to form a commission to study historical facts. We do not mind it but the land border between our countries should be opened first. Otherwise, the commission may become a tool of abuse and protraction of the issue for many years." "I intend to take new steps toward establishment of relations with Turkey. I will probably invite Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Yerevan to attend a match between our national soccer teams," the Armenian President said. Top stories 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. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. |