Kiro Manoyan: both Yerevan and Ankara need normal relationsDecember 9, 2008 - 14:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Conditions imposed by Ankara hamper normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations and are doomed to failure, according to ARF Bureau's Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office Director.Turkey also needs an open border and normal relations with Armenia. Yerevan doesn't undertake to meet Ankara's conditions. Armenia has already taken the first step," Kiro Manoyan told a news conference today. He also remarked that Serzh Sargsyan's policy doesn't differ much from that of his predecessor. "Worldwide recognition of the Armenian Genocide remains a priority of the republic's foreign policy," he said. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |