Edward Nalbandian: Opening of borders requires their recognitionOctober 1, 2009 - 23:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At today's parliamentary hearings on the protocols and the process of Armenia - Turkey settlement, the head of the central office of Hay Dat in political affairs of ARF Dashnaktsutyun Giro Manoyan , referring to the paragraph of the Protocol on mutual recognition of the borders, stressed that establishment of diplomatic relations and opening of the border between the two countries can be achieved without mutual recognition of borders. He brought up examples of Russia and Japan, Russia and China, which established diplomatic relations without solving the problem of borders. Other MPs supporting the view of Giro Manoyan, cited the example of Georgia, which has had still not clarified territorial issues with Armenia, but diplomatic relations have been established. Armenia's foreign minister Edward Nalbandian, answering these questions, particularly said that opening of the borders without their recognition is impossible. Commenting on the example of Georgia, Edward Nalbandian said that Armenia and Georgia recognized mutual borders, and one must distinguish between the concepts of demarcation, delimitation and recognition. 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 | Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. |