Armenian expert: conference on Armenian-Turkish relations waste of timeNovember 2, 2011 - 15:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to political analyst Sergey Minasyan, Turkey-hosted conference aimed at finding a solution to Armenian-Turkish normalization process was not productive. During the conference the Turkish side attempted to link the normalization process to Karabakh conflict settlement. “Crisis Group experts stated that at the moment Karabakh conflict settlement process is frozen and it should not be linked to Armenian-Turkish relations,” Minasyan said. The expert also noted that on the second day of the conference Turkish experts discussed issues that had no connection to existing Armenian-Turkish relations. They even stated that Armenia should recognize treaty of Kars and the Turkish borders, diverging from its Genocide recognition policy. According to Minasyan, several foreign experts, similarly to their Armenian colleagues, deemed the conference a waste of time. The conference held from November 29-30 was organized by two Turkish research centers and Strategic Studies Center of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. |