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Minister - Edward Nalbandian.

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RA FM: Turkey doesn’t do a favor to Armenia by normalizing relations



RA FM: Turkey doesn’t do a favor to Armenia by normalizing relations
21.01.2009 19:18 GMT+04:00 Print version Send to mail In Russian In Armenian

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia will agree to form an intergovernmental commission only after Turkey opens the border and establishes diplomatic relations with Armenia without preconditions, RA senior official said.

“Yerevan is not going to make sacrifices to normalize relations with Ankara,” Edward Nalbandian told a news conference Wednesday.

“Armenia will never stop it policy calling for international recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Dark pages of history should be turned but the lessons of the past should never be forgotten. Armenia will never question the fact of the Armenian Genocide,” he said.

The Minister agreed with the opinion of his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan that the two countries are close to reconciliation.

“Nevertheless, the problems will be resolved only if Turkey agrees to establish diplomatic relations with Armenia without preconditions,” he said.

Minister Nalbandian also informed that Armenia will participate in the impending meeting on the Caucasus Platform

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And this is what the Turkish News quotes from Nalbandian's statements, where they make no ''direct'' mention of Nalbandian saying that Armenia will never stop it's policy calling for international recognition of the Armenian Genocide.:


Yerevan says Armenia and Turkey close to establishing diplomatic ties



Armenia on Wednesday said it was "close" to establishing diplomatic relations and opening borders with neighboring Turkey to end decades of enmity.

Yerevan says Armenia and Turkey close to establishing diplomatic ties

"I share the opinion of my Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan that we are close to establishing diplomatic relations and the opening of borders," Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian was quoted by AFP as telling reporters.

"We can make a new step forward if Turkey, like Armenia, accepts a settlement without preliminary conditions."

Turkey and Armenia have no diplomatic relations and their border has been closed for more than a decade, as Armenia presses the international community to admit the so-called "genocide" claims instead of accepting Turkey's call to investigate the allegations, and Armenia's invasion of 20 percent territory of Azerbaijan.

A warmer period began in relations when Turkish President Abdullah Gul paid a landmark visit to Yerevan in September to watch a World Cup qualifying football match between the two countries on the invitation of his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan. The two countries have been holding contacts at the minister level since.

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President discusses Armenia-Diaspora ties with Liberal Democratic Party leader



22.01.2009 16:56

President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan had a meeting with the Chairman of the Central Committee of the Ramkavar Azatakan (Liberal Democratic) Party Mike Kharabian, President’s Press Office reported.

The President rated high the historic role of the traditional party and its great contribution to preserving the Armenian national identity, reinforcement of the Armenia-Diaspora ties.

President Sargsyan noted that the combination of the efforts of world-spread Armenians and different structures is an important guarantee of solving issues of national importance and implementation of ambitious initiatives. Mike Kharabian informed the President of Armenia about the Party’s activity in Armenia and the Diaspora and its future programs.

During the meeting the interlocutors discussed issues of organization of pro-Armenian propaganda abroad, deepening of Armenia-Diaspora ties. Reference was made to Armenian-Turkish relations.

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ARMENIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY URGES AZERBAIJAN TO STOP ANTI-ARMENIAN RHETORIC



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Jan 21, 2009

YEREVAN, January 21. /ARKA/. Azerbaijan must stop its anti-Armenian
propaganda that only affects a peaceful resolution of the Karabakh
conflict, RA Foreign Minister Edvard Nalbandyan said at a press
conference on Wednesday.

"I think Azerbaijan has neither ratcheted nor weakened its
anti-Armenian rhetoric. This agitation has always been strong, but
if we want to settle the Karabakh problem, we must strengthen mutual
trust by stopping any such agitation," the minister was quoted saying.

It will be of no good if Armenia returns Azerbaijan's hostile rhetoric,
according to Nalbandyan.

The minister believes the anti-Armenian propaganda casts a doubt over
whether Azerbaijan is really ready to settle the Karabakh conflict,
the minister said, adding Armenia has urged Azerbaijan many times to
stop the anti-Armenian rhetoric.

"Even the Moscow declaration considers it necessary that the two
nations increase mutual trust," Nalbandyan said.

On November 2, 2008, the Azeri, Armenian and Russian presidents
met in Meiendorf castle (Moscow area) to sign a declaration on
Nagorno-Karabakh.

The three leaders pledged to combine efforts to improve the situation
in the South Caucasus and charged their foreign ministers to keep
working on a peaceful resolution of the Karabakh conflict.

The Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Artsakh, m ainly populated
by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.

On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet
Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority
of the population (99.89%) voted for independence from Azerbaijan.

Afterwards, large-scale military operations began as a result of
which Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven
regions adjacent to it.

On May 12, 1994 after the signing of the Bishkek cease-fire agreement,
the military operations were stopped.