ARF: Visit of Armenian President to Turkey not justifiedOctober 14, 2009 - 19:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "There are no enough prerequisites for RA President Serzh Sargsyan's visit to Turkey, since after signing the protocols in Zurich, the Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said that the Turkish side will not open the border until the Nagorno-Karabakh issue is not solved, " Vahan Hovhannisyan , head of the ARF parliamentary faction said. According to Vahan Hovhannisyan, Armenian President had to declare that he would not go to Turkey, since the border is not open and the sides are not even close to the opening of the border. Speaking about the signing of the Armenian-Turkish protocols in Zurich, Vahan Hovhannisyan stressed that the process of normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey has been artificially accelerated, preventing the Armenian side from maneuvering. When asked by reporters what steps should take the Armenian side, if borders open or normalization process suspends, Vahan Hovhannisyan answered that in the first case, the Armenian leadership should immediately implement the personnel changes in the management systems and undertake legislative reforms to make Armenia's economy more competitive. In the case of suspension of the normalization process of relations with Turkey, these reforms should be implemented, as well as measures to implement in the shortest terms programs of the Iran-Armenia railway construction. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. |