  Turkey damaged its position in the region July 19, 2010 - 13:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - By rejecting ratification of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols, Turkey has damaged its position in the region, said Stepan Grigoryan, board chairman of the Center on Globalization and Regional Cooperation. “After the suspension of the rapprochement process, Turkey’s relations with Russia chilled and its influence decreased,” he told journalists on July 19. As to media reports on opening of the border during the NATO exercise in Armenia in fall, he noted cooperate in the framework of NATO-led operations is stipulated by the Protocols.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Topics Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
