Turkish Member of Parliament of Armenian ethnicity Garo Paylan visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan on September 17, the first day of his visit to Armenia for the Armenia-Diaspora forum.
According to him, the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by different countries is leading to a situation in Turkey so it will recognize it.
The maintenance of Armenian identity remains one of the most important issues for Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora, minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan said at the plenary session of the closure of the 6th Armenia-Diaspora forum.
“We are well aware of the concerns the IOC and the whole world have regarding the Korean peninsula,” Moon was quoted as saying to Bach at the New York meeting by the official.
According to the NATO chief, he held a meeting in the evening of September 18 with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who told him about the negotiations with France and Italy for acquiring the SAMP/T air defense systems.
An unknown border-trespasser has been arrested by Russian border guards in the Artashat border detachment’s territory, near Yeghegnavan village, Armenia.
He stated that the Armenian authorities understand very well what challenges the country faces. “We first of all act from our interests and goals by using diplomatic means and tricks”, he said.
Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian, who is among President Serzh Sargsyan’s delegation in New York, met with foreign minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland on September 19.
Armenia has never made the recognition of the Armenian Genocide a precondition for the normalization of the bilateral relations with Turkey, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said in his speech in the 72nd UN General Assembly in New York.
The ministers discussed the implementation process of agreements reached between the leaders of the two countries. They noted with satisfaction that in the recent period the high level mutual visits gave new impetus to the bilateral relations, as well as boosted the commercial ties. In this context the two officials discussed the preparation works of the upcoming visits.
