  Turkish leadership not up to establishing relations with Armenia - expert  December 19, 2011 - 13:13 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - There was no kind of relationship between Armenia and Turkey in 2011, the director of Caucasus Institute said. “Armenian-Turkish relations being at standstill, it was however interesting to follow the developments around them,” Alexander Iskandaryan to a press conference in Yerevan. The expert pointed out the efforts of civil societies towards establishment of a dialogue between the two countries, saying he is not particularly hopeful these could incite major shift in Armenian-Turkish relations. “I believe Turkish leadership does not feel up to establishing relations with Armenia,” Iskandaryan said, adding that Turkey is now more concentrated on the situation in Middle East and Europe.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
