  Armenian Assembly of America supports opening of Turkish-Armenian borderApril 23, 2009 - 18:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Resolution on Armenian Genocide acknowledgement submitted to US Congress has already been supported by 101 congressmen, Arpi Vardanyan , AAA Regional Director for RA and NKR issues told a news conference in Yerevan.Dwelling on possibility of Armenian -Turkish border opening, AAA Regional Director said, "There shouldn't be any close borders in 21st century. Regions adjusted to Armenia and Turkey will only gain by opening of borders. Still, Armenia has to consider pros and cons." "Ankara has to show political will and establish diplomatic relations with Armenia without preconditions," she concluded.   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 |  Related sections Topic Latest 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”. |
