Naira Zohrabyan anticipates Turkish society to acknowledge historical truthNovember 26, 2009 - 19:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Turkish delegation of intellectuals and women's NGO representatives Thursday visited National Assembly. The delegation is in Armenia within the frames of "Urban" foundation's "Eurointegration and Gender Problems" project.The guests were received by women MPs to discuss questions concerning Armenia's national programs on gender issues and the country's policy aimed at enhancing euro-integration process. Sharing his impressions, Bosfor University scholar Demir Raime Bulut said that his studies helped him reveal that Armenians in Turkey played essential role in their country's life. Head of NA Standing Committee on European Integration Issues Naira Zohrabyan welcomed Turkish delegate's interest in history. She also expressed hope that the country would be bold enough to acknowledge the historical truth "to the benefit of both states". At the end, delegates expressed their gratitude for warm reception, hopeful that such meetings would contribute to active Armenian-Turkish dialogue. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |