Yezidis of Armenia support opening of Armenian-Turkish border without preconditionsSeptember 23, 2009 - 17:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations is important., Aziz Tamoyan , the chairman of the World National Union of Yezidis told a news conference in Yerevan today. "Normalization of relations plays an important role, but I am much more concerned with the political situation in Armenia created after the Protocols on normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations have been publisized," Aziz Tamoyan said, calling on all political forces in Armenia to reach a consensus over the protocols and do not aggravate the situation in the country. Although being not familiar with the protocols, Aziz Tamoyan however stressed that Armenia should never give up the struggle for international recognition of the Armenian Genocide. According to Aziz Tamoyan , Armenia must not recognize the territorial integrity of Turkey, since the Western Armenia is the homeland of Armenians. "I am advocating for open border with Turkey, but this should happen without any preconditions. In this respect, I am very concerned about the statements made by the Turkish Prime Minister that the border will open only after Armenian forces leave Karabakh. Both Armenians and Turks must benefit from opening of the Armenian-Turkish border, " he concluded. 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 | U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. |