Armenia not against Turkey's EU membershipJuly 6, 2009 - 20:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is not against Turkey's becoming an EU member. Acceding to the Union, Turkey will become more predictable and secure, President Serzh Sargsyan said in Yerevan, during a joint communique with his Cypriot Colleague Demetris Christofias. "By Turkey's becoming an EU member, Armenia will have a direct border with the Union," RA President noted. Demetris Christofias noted in his turn that his country shared Armenia's views on the issue, "We want to see Turkey inside EU. Turkey's big market is not a guarantee for EU membership. Ankara should first of all comply with all the terms of membership and respect European principles and values, as well as cease the occupation of Southern part of Cyprus, open all airports and harbors," Cyprus President said. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |