President focuses on Armenian-Turkish current reconciliation path March 10, 2012 - 13:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The initiative on the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations from the outset had two development paths, Armenian President and chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) said. As Serzh Sargsyan said at the 13th congress of RPA, the initiative didn’t develop in the way desirable for Armenia and the international community as the Armenian-Turkish border still remains closed. He further cited several reasons proving the importance of the second path of development. “First, as recent developments have clearly shown, it has fostered the Armenian Genocide recognition campaign. Second, the entire world came to see that the only obstacle for the establishment of the relations between Armenia and Turkey rests with Ankara and another capital, but in no way with Yerevan. And third, Turkey was forced into signing an international document, which rules out any precondition for the establishment of the relations,” RPA leader said. According to him, the example comes as a proof that Armenia’s foreign policy course has been remarkably principled and calculated. “We will continue to adhere to the course. We will further fulfill our alliance commitments and international obligations, using each opportunity to advance our national goals through international engagement,” the President concluded. 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 urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. |