In the wake of the suspension of official Armenian-Turkish diplomacy, the normalization process between the two countries now remains limited to civil society exchanges and “track two” efforts that seek to “sustain the momentum” until the two sides can diplomatically reengage.
In the public statement, Atayan questions the concept of eminent domain regarding Kajaran, noting that his village is being told to part with its lands for the personal gain of a few “hidden” individuals.
Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan has extended winter holidays till January 20 for 3rd to 12th grade students in twenty schools due to the lack of central heating.
Istanbul’s Saint Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Apostolic Church was reopened after a six month restoration on Sunday.
The challenges are daunting. On top of an apparent lack of political will and visionary leadership that could confront the oligarchs, the state remains hamstrung by inadequate regulation, by inefficient, poor tax collection, and by the underlying weak and arbitrary exercise of the rule of law.
Food and other comestibles were distributed by the regional offices of the Rule of Law party (Orinats Yerkir) in the period leading up to New Years.
AFP reports that Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia has urged Turkey to stop using the deaths of thousands of Algerians during the colonial period at the hand of France for political capital.
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