Archive for October 10th, 2009

Protocols Signed in Zurich After Last Minute Delay; Armenian Delegation Objects to Wording of Turkish FM Address

[ 10 October, 2009 | 23:50 ] important politics

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After a more than three hour delay, the Armenian-Turkish protocols were signed today at approximately 11:22 p.m., Yerevan local time. It appeared that a last-minute hitch, regarding the statement to be made by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, irritated the Armenian delegation and RoA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbanian made a formal complaint.

Live T.V. broadcasts in Yerevan kept viewers almost in the dark as the minutes ticked away with no movement from inside the Zurich Central University where the signing was to take place. All viewers saw was an empty reception room with the table where the two foreign ministers were supposed to sign the “bitterly contested” document. »»»»»

Armenia-Turkish Protocols to be Signed Today in Zurich

[ 10 October, 2009 | 16:38 ] politics

A ceremony to mark the signing of the Protocols between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Turkey will take place today in Zurich, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement yesterday

“Armenia’s Foreign Minister, Eduardo Nalbandian, and Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, will sign the Protocols in the presence of Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey. »»»»»

Address of the President of Armenia to the people of the Republic of Armenia and to all Armenians

[ 10 October, 2009 | 15:51 ] society
Dear compatriots:
For the past several months the attention of Armenia and the Armenians worldwide was focused on the ongoing process of the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations and in particular the two initialed Protocols. All parts and layers of the Armenian nation answered our call to open a public debate on the documents and engaged in it. We saw a new strong wave of a debate over the smaller and bigger issues which concern Armenia and the Armenians. »»»»»

Mayor Karapetyan – “I’ll only shake the hand of a Turk when they recognize the Genocide”

[ 10 October, 2009 | 15:30 ] Feature Stories important
Grisha Balasanyan

Mayors of Armenian border villages speak out on the protocols:

Ruben Karapetyan, Mayor of the Araks village in Armavir Marz, expressed complete opposition to the signing. He said that while he favored an open border with Turkey, he was opposed to the preconditions that Ankara included in the document. »»»»»

Festivities Mark 3rd Annual “Stepanakert Day”

[ 10 October, 2009 | 15:20 ] Nagorno Karabakh
Anahit Danielyan

stepanakert-day_10.10.09Residents of Stepanakert today celebrate the third annual holiday devoted to the capital of the NKR. This evening a gala concert is planned to take place in Renaissance Square in the city centre.

The city was called Vararakn up till 1847 and was later called Khankendi from 1874-1923. During the Soviet era it was renamed Stepanakert in honour of communist revolutionary Stepan Shahumyan.