Yervand Bozoyan: international community has forgotten about Armenia-Turkey rapprochementOctober 26, 2010 - 13:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Expectations for Armenia-Turkey rapprochement shouldn’t be set up, according to expert Yervand Bozoyan. “The issue has been frozen,” he told a news conference in Yerevan. “As soon as Turkey realizes Armenia is strong enough even if Karabakh conflict remains unsettled, and should the external pressure for Armenian Genocide recognition continue, the border will be opened without further ado.” “Turkey is using attempts at rapprochement with Armenia to justify its interference in Karabakh conflict, attempting to influence Russia, U.S. and EU in this context,” the expert noted. “Actually, the international community has forgotten about Armenia-Turkey rapprochement, shifting attention to Karabakh conflict settlement,” Bozoyan concluded. 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 | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. |