Syrian diplomat rules out full restoration of Syria-Turkey tiesDecember 28, 2011 - 13:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Syrian Chargé d'Affaires to Armenia ruled out full restoration of Turkey-Iran ties due to Turkey’s support extended to Syrian dissent. Mamoun Hariri attributed the start of protests to Al-Qaeda terrorists having crossed into Syria through Lebanese border. Dwelling on Turkey’s stand, Mr. Hariri stressed the need for Turkey to focus on interior war against Kurds. “Turkey should tackle its problems prior to advising Syria to follow its suit,” the diplomat stated. Hariri further noted that Turkey’s current position contradicts to its “zero problems with neighbors” policy. Following the start of unrests in Syria, Turkish authorities repeatedly called on Syria to end violence in the country. 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. |