U.S. may toughen position on Armenian Genocide issueApril 15, 2010 - 15:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the Republican Party of Armenia Gagik Melikyan assessed RA President’s visit to Washington as historic. “Armenia one again confirmed its position on urgent regional problems. Moreover, President Sargsyan pointed out that worldwide recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the Karabakh conflict are issues concerning the entire Armenianhood,’ he said during a joint news conference with ARF Dashnaktsutyun member Artsvik Minasyan. Asked whether he expects U.S. President Barack Obama to use the term Genocide in his April 24 statement, Mr. Melikyan said, “The U.S. President’s 2010 address will be more rigorous than the one he made last year. And this will be a step forward.” Mr. Minasyan said for his part that the problem can’t be resolved with mere words. He also emphasized that Diaspora should be engaged resolution of Armenia’s problems. As to Armenian-Turkish protocols, he said that the Armenian authorities should correct the blunder they made on April 23, 2009 before April 23 of the current year. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |