Genocide recognition remains priority task in Armenia's foreign policy agendaOctober 8, 2009 - 18:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Summing up the results of six-day discussions on Armenian-Turkish ties, RA National Security Council has today approved Armenian-Turkish initialed Protocols, RA NSC SecretaryArthur Baghdasryabn told a news conference in Yerevan. "During the discussion, participants reiterated Armenia's commitments to its positions, i.e. normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties without preconditions. They stressed that international recognition of Armenian Genocide remained priority task in Armenia's foreign policy agenda and normalization process was not linked to Karabakh conflict settlement," Mr. Baghdasaryan said. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. 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. |