Washington meetings opened new era in Armenian-Turkish relationsApril 16, 2010 - 14:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Washington meetings opened a new era in Armenian-Turkish relations, bringing Armenia to a more favorable position, according to Gagik Harutyunyan, head of Noravank scientific and educational center. “Azerbaijan and Turkey made a large number of mistakes. Today, Turkey is a country, which has problems with other states, while Armenia has proved as a reliable partner, reacting adequately to international geopolitical tendencies,” the expert told a news conference on April 16. “It’s more important for Turkey to open the border than to establish diplomatic relations with Armenia. However, judging by the Turkish Prime Minister’s recent statements, Ankara will first agree to establish relations and only then open the border,” Mr. Harutyunyan said. Commenting on the pother over the possible war in Karabakh, he said it’s unlikely, given the military power of the Armenian army. 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 | 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. |