  Rafik Tadevosyan: by organizing liturgy in St. Cross church Turkey aims to demonstrate normalization of ties with Armenia to U.S.  August 16, 2010 - 15:27 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey aims to reap some benefits from organizing September 19 liturgy at St. Cross church in Akhtamar, a historian Rafik Tadevosyan believes. “First of all, Turkey aims to demonstrate normalization of ties with Armenia to U.S., as well as improve chances to join EU,” he told a news conference in Yerevan. “September 12, the day of the Exaltation of the Cross was announced as the initial date for liturgy. Why did Turkey postpone is till September 19, dictating own terms?” “Armenians must be able to visit the island the day they wish, and not one pointed out by Turkey,” the historian emphasized.   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 |  Latest news Russian Ambassador to Armenia summoned to Moscow for consultations  Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has been summoned to Moscow for consultations.Azerbaijan says now controls 4 villages as part of deal with Armenia Azerbaijan's border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia.Lukashenko has "very interesting proposal" involving Caucasus Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has said he has "a very interesting proposal" involving the Caucasus region.Azerbaijan establishing three military colleges Three military colleges are being established in Azerbaijan, according to a decree signed by the country’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov. |
