Armenia and Turkey have much to do before Protocol ratificationOctober 13, 2009 - 18:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Signing of Protocols on normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties is a turning point in Yerevan-Ankara intercourse, political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan told a Yerevan-Ankara-Moscow TV bridge."Signing of those documents is not the end; it's just the beginning. They are still to be ratified by Armenian and Turkish parliaments. This is the stage when all pitfalls may come out," he said, adding that ratification will be followed by implementation of "road map". "There are zero chances for realizing the process. There is certain hope, but parties have much to do before opening border," Iskandaryan said. Touching on the changing dynamics, the expert expressed conviction that "any unreasonable step by both countries' politicians may affect large masses of population." 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 | Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. |