Ankara signals to Obama: don't meddle in our relations with ArmeniaApril 23, 2009 - 13:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It is not surprising that statement on road-map is made a day before April 24, when Armenians of the world commemorate victims of the Armenian Genocide, an Armenian expert said. "This is a message to U.S. President Barack Obama: do not meddle in Armenian-Turkish relations, turkologist Artak Shakaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net "This way Turkey signaled to Barack Obama and leaders of other nations to stop recognition of the Armenian Genocide" Artak Shakaryan said. Armenian turkologist is sure that no obvious progress will be observed in Armenian-Turkish relations. "It is possible that for the return football game between Armenian and Turkish teams Ankara may decide to open the border for a week. But that will be a political gesture only," Shakaryan 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |