Erdogan offers Armenian President to meet in WashingtonApril 7, 2010 - 18:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian said that today Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan received Turkish Prime Minister's Special Envoy Feridun Sinirlioglu. During the meeting, Sinirlioglu conveyed a written message of the Turkish Prime Minister, as well as verbal messages of the Turkish President and Foreign Minister to the Armenian President, Mr. Nalbandian stated during a governmental hour in the RA parliament, answering the question of Larisa Alaverdyan, a member of Heritage parliamentary group. “Erdogan's message reads that Turkey wants to continue the Armenian-Turkish process and wants the Armenian side to confirm its position with respect to it,” said Nalbandian, adding that during the meeting Sinirlioglu also conveyed the Turkish Prime Minister’s offer about a meeting in Washington. Referring to the process of the NKR conflict settlement, the Armenian Foreign Minister said that Armenia’s stance has not changed. According to him, the NKR status and security, as well as the NKR people’s right to self-determination are main issues in the NKR conflict settlement. “If this main issue is solved, it would be much easier to discuss the others,” Mr. Nalbandian said. 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 | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. |