  Davutoğlu refuses to meet Ashton amid Genocide motion January 23, 2012 - 11:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu turned down the invitation of EU High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton to visit Brussels. The meeting between the two officials was scheduled for January 23. The Turkish media links the decision with today’s debate of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial by the French Senate. Meanwhile, dwelling on the protest action in Paris, Turkish Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bağış expressed hope for it to “bring to reason those who fear losing their seats on the threshold of French elections.”   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   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.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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
