Sweden's Foreign Ministry looks forward to speedy ratification of ProtocolsJanuary 22, 2010 - 19:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Switzerland has been making it its general policy to abstain from any comments on the normalization process between Turkey and Armenia, according to Erik Reumann, a spokesman at Swedish Foreign Ministry. "We are committed to assisting the parties in their ongoing efforts. We are looking forward to the ratification process being completed as soon as possible, thus opening the way for the implementation of the Protocols," he told PanARMENIAN.Net commenting upon recent media reports on Sweden's allegedly disapproving RA Constitutional Court's decision over Armenia-Turkey Protocols. The Protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties and opening of the border between Armenia and Turkey were signed in Zurich by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on October 10, 2009, after a series of diplomatic talks held through Swiss mediation. Swedish Foreign Ministry: Switzerland has been making it its general policy to abstain from any comments on the normalization process between Turkey and Armenia. 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. |