Ruben Safrastyan: Sooner or later new Armenian-Turkish process will startMarch 29, 2010 - 18:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey does not seek to ratify the Armenian-Turkish protocols, Professor Ruben Safrastyan, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of RA NAS told a news conference in Yerevan. According to him, Turkey by its diplomatic steps drove the Armenian-Turkish process to a deadlock. "If this process does not find its logical conclusion, sooner or later a new Armenian-Turkish process will start," Safrastyan said. "It depends on Turkey, whether the Armenian-Turkish process to get out of the deadlock or not," Ruben Safrastyan said. To process out of the impasse, Ankara should take steps to demonstrate its interest in continuation of that process, the expert concluded. The Armenian-Turkish 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. 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 | Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |