Armenian community of Lebanon watching Lebanese-Turkish thawJuly 7, 2010 - 14:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian community of Lebanon closely watches the Lebanese-Turkish thaw. “Ankara’s policy on Gaza helped Turkey appear as a protector of Islamic countries,” said Sarkis Kirakosian, community representative. “These efforts had an impact on political and economic relations between Turkey and Lebanon.” Dwelling on the life of the Armenian community, he said that Armenians are engaged in social and political activities. “There are Armenian schools, associations and churches. We strongly oppose mixed marriages in an effort to preserve the Armenian identity,” he said. Asked to comment on the activity of the RA Diaspora Ministry, Kirakosian said it should coordinate actions with the organizations and traditional Armenian parties of Diaspora. 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 | 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. |