Armenian Foreign Ministry: no need in new Armenia-Turkey negotiationsFebruary 21, 2011 - 15:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesman commented on recent media reports alleging Moscow’s mediation in Armenia-Turkey negotiations. “There’s no need in resuming negotiations to normalize Armenia-Turkey relations, regardless of their format,” Tigran Balayan said. “To normalize ties, Protocols signed by both parties should be ratified without preconditions. This is both Armenia’s and international community’s position.” According to earlier media reports, Deputy Foreign Ministers of Russia and Turkey discussed possibility of a meeting between Armenian and Turkish diplomats. Media sources said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin was in Yerevan lately to discuss the issue with the Armenian side. The same reason is believed to be behind U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg’s visit to Armenia. 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 | Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. EU calls on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release all those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. |