Former Armenian president and opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian will run in an election late May to choose a new mayor of the ex-Soviet republics capital Yerevan, his party said Monday. The May 31 vote will mark the first such vote for the city’s mayor, in line with constitutional amendments adopted in 2005.
Foreign Minister Ali Babacan has accepted an invitation from his Armenian counterpart to attend a regional summit in Yerevan. The move has been interpreted as a further step by Ankara to avoid a U.S. presidential proclamation of the alleged genocide of Armenians this April 24, daily Hürriyet reported yesterday. Babacan will participate in the foreign [...]
US President Barack Obama’s planned visit to Turkey weakens the possibility in the short term of Washington’s recognition of the Armenians’ claims of “genocide”, according to analysts. As U.S. President Barack Obama prepares to visit Turkey in early April, Ankara is likely to start taking concrete measures soon toward reconciliation with Armenia, diplomatic sources and [...]
It’s almost April, so Washington is gearing up for another performance of the “Armenian Genocide Resolution Spectacular,” a regular event since 1984(…) Before staging this year’s performance, however, Congress should note that hitherto frozen relations between Armenia and Turkey are now showing signs of melting, and that this may be the first step toward reconciling [...]
The new U.S. administration appreciated Turkey’s opinions and sensitivities regarding the Armenian claims on the 1915 incidents, the Turkish Foreign Minister said on Saturday, adding later there was however still a “risk” over the U.S. stance on the issue. The claims regarding the 1915 incidents was on the agenda during U.S. Secretary of State Hillary [...]