Armenian-Turkish border likely to be openedMarch 13, 2009 - 16:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The talks regarding the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border have quite intensified recently, and it is most likely to be opened, an Armenian expert said. "Opening of the border depends on two factors: the first factor is the Municipal elections in Turkey scheduled for March 29. At the forthcoming elections the ruling AK Party must ultimately strengthen its positions in the field of domestic policy," Alexander Iskandaryan, political scientist, head of the Caucasus Institute, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "The other factor is related to the United States: whether President Barack Obama will use the term Genocide in his April 24 statement or not," Iskandaryan said, adding that the Karabakh issue is, in fact, not a key condition for Turkey in regulating the relations with Armenia. Star Turkish newspaper quoted a source in the ruling AK Party as saying that the opening of Armenian-Turkish border is expected in April. 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”. |