  Armenia-Turkey dialogue retarded Karabakh processDecember 24, 2009 - 14:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian-Turkish dialogue retarded Karabakh conflict settlement process, according to Alexander Iskandaryan, Director of Caucasus Institute."It's not feasible to burden the process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations with a knotty problem like Karabakh," he said, adding that no specific changes are expected in Karabakh talks. "Turkey has entered into dialogue with Armenia, underestimating Azerbaijan's counteraction. Nevertheless, Baku won't be able to hamper the Armenian-Turkish rapprochement process," he concluded.   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 |  Related sections Topics Latest news International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities.Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |
