Turkey may drag out ratification of Protocols till AprilNovember 25, 2009 - 16:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey tries to drag out ratification of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols by April, Alexander Manasyan , Doctor of Philosophy and political scientist told a news conference in Yerevan on Wednesday. According to him, delaying ratification of the Protocols, Ankara seeks to win concessions in the Karabakh conflict and become a major actor in the resolution process. "Armenia should clearly formulate that the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation is not related to the Karabakh conflict settlement," Manasyan stressed. "We should not expect major achievements or losses from the meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents in Munich. Tangible changes in the Karabakh conflict settlement are not expected soon." 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 | 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. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |