Official Yerevan remains hopeful that Turkey will agree to unconditionally normalize relations with Armenia, Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian said over the weekend.
Opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian stepped up his harsh criticism of Armenia’s “failed” rapprochement with Turkey as he again rallied thousands of supporters in Yerevan on Friday.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged President Serzh Sarkisian to ensure that the upcoming municipal elections in Yerevan are democratic and assured him of continued U.S. support for the normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations.
Armenia on Thursday criticized Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for again making the normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations conditional on a Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, saying that such statements could hamper Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations.
The continuing economic crisis in Armenia will translate into a sizable increase in poverty already this year, a senior official from the World Bank said on Wednesday.
The Armenian affiliate of a renowned pan-European non-governmental organization on Monday proclaimed Gagik Tsarukian, a controversial tycoon and politician, Armenia’s “best European of the year” for what it described as his promotion of European political culture in the country.
Armenia’s economy will contract by 5 percent this year and will not start growing again until 2011, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday in a further downward revision of its economic outlook for the country.
The administration of President Barack Obama has asked the U.S. Congress to approve a 38 percent reduction in U.S. economic assistance to Armenia, eliciting strong criticism from Armenian-American lobby groups.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian in Washington on Tuesday for talks that reportedly focused on the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process and Armenia’s ongoing dialogue with Turkey.
Armenia cancelled on Tuesday its participation in NATO-led military exercises in neighboring Georgia that have been strongly condemned by Russia, its closest ally.
In a damning indictment of Armenia’s rapprochement with Turkey, opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian accused President Serzh Sarkisian on Friday of scuttling U.S. recognition of the Armenian genocide and gaining nothing in return.
Turkey’s powerful military has spoken out against normalizing relations with Armenia before a resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, raising more questions about a U.S.-brokered agreement announced by Ankara and Yerevan last week.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) announced on Monday its decision to pull out of Armenia’s governing coalition, citing “insurmountable fundamental disagreements” with President Serzh Sarkisian over his conciliatory policy toward Turkey. (UPDATED)
Backpedaling on one of his election campaign pledges, U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday refrained from terming the 1915 massacres of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey a genocide as he commemorated “one of the great atrocities of the 20th century.”
Armenia’s leadership remained tight-lipped on Friday about details of a potentially ground-breaking agreement with Turkey despite growing pressure from the domestic opposition concerned about its possible implications.
Armenia and Turkey said on Wednesday night that they have agreed on a “roadmap” for normalizing bilateral relations after an almost year of intensive negotiations mediated by Switzerland. It remained unclear, however, whether they will establish diplomatic relations and open their border anytime soon. (UPDATED)
The top leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) harshly criticized on Wednesday President Serzh Sarkisian’s policy toward Turkey, saying that it has only harmed Armenia and earned Ankara a role in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process. (UPDATED)
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden phoned President Serzh Sarkisian late on Monday to discuss with him prospects for the normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations, a major U.S. policy goal in the region.
A sharp decline in construction dragged Armenia deeper into recession last month and caused its first-quarter Gross Domestic Product to shrink by 6.1 percent, according to official statistics released on Monday.
Turkey will not normalize relations with Armenia before the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated over the weekend, again dismissing recent reports to the contrary.
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