Expert: Yerevan mustn’t allow Ankara to use protocols for own gainDecember 26, 2011 - 15:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia should immediately withdraw its signature from Armenian-Turkish protocols as Turkey will attempt to aim the document against Armenia’s national or state interests, political analyst, European Integration NGO said. As Karen Bekaryan told a press conference, Armenia should clearly voice its position and state all those parties involved in Armenian-Turkish reconciliation that the current situation is inadmissible. In this context, the expert noted that Yerevan must not allow Ankara to use protocols for own gain. According to Mr. Bekaryan, mediators should start consultations on fixing specific event terms. Armenian-Turkish normalization process started on RA President Serzh Sargsyan’s initiative in fall 2008. On October 10, 2009 Armenian and Turkish Foreign Ministers signed protocols expected to be ratified by parliaments of both states. In August 2011, the protocols were removed from Turkish parliament’s agenda and were broughtt back in October. 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 | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. |