  UK hopes for Armenian-Turkish reconciliation  January 20, 2011 - 13:42 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The UK calls on Yerevan and Ankara to ratify the protocols on normalization of bilateral relations without preconditions, British Ambassador to Armenia said. “We haven’t lost hope for the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation,” Charles Lonsdale told journalists on January 20. “We closely watch the process and think that maintenance of contacts is very important,” he said. The Ambassador also emphasized that closed border is not a normal phenomenon in the 21st century.   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. |
