Russia urges Armenia, Turkey to move quickly on ties

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday called on Armenia and Turkey to move forward quickly on stalled efforts to ratify a landmark deal to establish full diplomatic relations.
“We are interested in ties being normalized…. The quicker this happens, the better it is for the entire region,” Lavrov said during a joint press conference with […]

Armenian group slams the White House for pushing Turkey agreements

An Armenian organization charged Friday that the Obama administration was putting “morally unacceptable” pressure on Armenia to accept agreements to move toward normalizing relations with Turkey.
In a statement late Friday, the Armenian National Committee of America said that the Turkey-Armenia Protocols, which are expected to be signed in Bern next week, “threaten the security of […]

Putin’s Turkey visit stirs mixed feelings in Yerevan

Armenians watched Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to Turkey with a mixture of hope and suspicion amid the normalization talks between Yerevan and Ankara, Eurasia.net reported Tuesday on its Web site.
While many in Armenia see potential benefits arising from closer Turkish-Russian relations, worries persist among Armenian leaders and experts that Turkey’s importance in […]

US hopes for Sarkisian visit to Turkey

Washington hopes that Armenian President Serge Sarkisian will visit Turkey in October to continue normalization talks with Ankara, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state Matthew Bryza has said.
The senior U.S. official also acknowledged that the U.S.-backed Turkish-Armenian dialogue has stalled recently and that he is now less optimistic about the chances for normalization of relations […]

Ex-Armenian consul arrested in US document probe

A former Armenian consul, a former consular employee and an immigration attorney have been arrested after a two-year investigation into an alleged document scam aimed at helping immigrants avoid deportation, officials said Tuesday.
Norair Ghalumian, who served as consul in Los Angeles from 1999 to 2003, and four other people are accused of obtaining and selling […]