Ara Papian sends an open letter to Turkish Foreign MinisterOctober 24, 2009 - 14:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The historian, diplomat and the head of the Modus Vivendi Center Ara Papian , has sent an open letter to the Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu, in which he criticized the recent statement of the Turkish foreign minister in the Turkish Parliament. According to Ara Papian, Ahmet Davutoglu by his statements in the Turkish Parliament tries to pass the desirable for reality. Mr. Papian paid particular attention to the statements regarding the recognition of existing borders between Turkey and Armenia, saying that the only international document by which the border may be recognized - is an arbitral award of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, adopted November 22, 1920. He also noted that Armenia cannot recognize the current Armenian-Turkish border by the Treaty of Kars, since in the time f signing of this document the Republic of Armenia did not exist. "It's amazing that you are talking about "occupation", when your country has occupied 37 per cent of the territory of Cyprus and for already nine decades occupied three-quarters of my country," Ara Papian said in his address. "Armenia is ready to cooperate, but Turkey will achieve nothing through its pressure," Ara Papian emphasized. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |