Christine Melkonyan: Armenian-Turkish normalization to remain frozen for long timeOctober 30, 2010 - 14:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Representative of the Oriental Studies Institute of the RA National Academy of Sciences Christine Melkonyan said that the Armenian-Turkish normalization will remain frozen for a long time. Answering a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter’s question as to whether the Armenia-Turkish normalization will be resumed soon, Melkonyan told a press conference in Yerevan that if the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Turkey remains in power, the process may be resumed. “However, possibly, the process will not be resumed, with the Armenian-Turkish relations to remain frozen for another 3-5 years,” concluded Melkonyan. 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 | Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |