Armenian-Turkish relations
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Armenian FM: Turkey has lied for 99 years
Recognition of Armenian genocide is still the main obstacle to normalizing ties with Ankara, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said in an interview with Buenos Aires Herald. Turkey is to blame for the failure to advance in the normalization of ties with Armenia because the government of Recep Erdogan demands “impossible” pre-conditions, the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said yesterday during…
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Giro Manoyan says Erdogan could visit Armenia as President
Artak Barseghyan Public Radio of Armenia A few days ago Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in an article published in the Turkish Policy Quarterly journal that an “unjust memory has been created around the events of 1915.” Head of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Bureau’s Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office Giro Manoyan says this was yet another attempt by the Turkish…
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Turkish paper claims Ankara will open Armenia border: MFA dismisses the reports
After Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed a message to Armenians on the eve of April 24, Turkey is going to take the second step towards normalization of relations with Armenia, Taraf daily reported. It claimed PM Erdogan had given official instructions to get through with preparations to open Alijan checkpoint on the Armenian border, aiming to normalize its…
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Davutoglu says Armenian-Turkish relations could enter “new era”
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says that the relations between Ankara and Yerevan might enter into a ‘new era’ if Armenian Diaspora decides to take ‘bold steps’ similar to one Ankara has taken. Davutoglu has stated that Turkey believes Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora will choose to take “bold steps” like the one Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan took in April, adding that…
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There will be political statements on Armenian-Turkish protocols: President’s Spokesman
There will be political statements on the Armenian-Turkish protocols, President’s Spokesman Arman Saghatelyan told Armenpress. The comments come after President Serzh Sargsyan referred to the Armenian-Turkish protocols during consultations at the Ministry of Defense. In particular, President Sargsyan noted that all previous criticism is groundless, but refrained from speaking about the future of the protocols. Asked what awaits the Armenian-Turkish protocols,…
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