Ruben Melkonyan: Turkey’s imitation policy to continue till mid 2011November 29, 2010 - 13:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the process of normalization of relations with Armenia, Turkey has taken up a policy of imitation, which has become a part of its foreign policy, an Armenian expert said. During the November 29 press conference, Ruben Melkonyan said Turkey undertakes some steps to that end, including removal Armenia from the list of ‘menacing countries’. “Turkey works for both internal and external publics. The ruling party will not do anything what can damage its rating before the parliamentary election. So, no considerable changes will occur before mid 2011,” he said. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |