Safrastyan: Turkey has no time to improve relations with ArmeniaJuly 26, 2011 - 14:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey did not change its policy regarding Armenia, and presently it has no time to settle relations with Yerevan, since Erdogan’s government is more concerned about Middle East, according to Ruben Safrastyan , Director of the Oriental Studies Institute at Armenian National Academy of Sciences. “Turkey is involved in events going on in Arab countries, namely Syria, and is acting against authorities of these countries,” Safrastyan told a press conference. “Moreover, it is important for Turkey to solve Cyprus issue. It wants to become a member of European Union, occupying a part of state-member of this structure. The Turkish government tries to solve the Cyprus problem without EU, in the frames of UN. If the problem is transmitted to the UN, there Turkey will be supported by its allies U.S., England, whereas in EU Greece and Cyprus will oppose Turkey,” turkologist 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. |