Progression possible without preconditions onlyAugust 1, 2009 - 13:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The problem of the Turkish-Armenian border is pressing, said Bahaeddin Güngör, head of Deutsche Welle's Turkish department. "On the one hand, Ankara is unwilling to open the border unless Azeri refugees return to the places of pervious habitation. On the other hand, an entire eastern region of Turkey remains isolated, thus damaging Turkish economy," he said. "The arrival of Turkish President in Yerevan last year was the initial move forward. Armenia's President has to make the second move. Under the circumstances, stipulating conditions would be incorrect. Progression is possible without preconditions only. We can only hope that Turkey will meet Armenia halfway," Mr. Güngör said. According to him, the two countries could get closer if "Armenia renounced its territorial claims and did not demand reimbursement for the 1915 events." 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. |