Alexander Iskandaryan: Armenian-Turkish rapprochement frozen since JanuaryApril 23, 2010 - 15:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian-Turkish process is not terminated, an expert said. “Using football diplomacy terms, the ball was just passed to Turkey,” said Alexander Iskandaryan, head of the Caucasus Institute. The Armenian-Turkish rapprochement has been frozen since January, according to him. “Ankara is still expected to take action towards normalization. However, the problem is Turkey’s domestic situation. The ruling party has too low rating to take abrupt moves on the threshold of parliamentary election,” Mr. Iskandaryan said. He also noted that U.S. President Barack Obama will hardly use the term Genocide in his April 24 statement but will use a tougher wording. 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 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |