  Blinken welcomes initiative on Turkey-Armenia normalization December 15, 2021 - 13:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday, December 15 welcomed initiatives by Turkey and Armenia to start discussing steps to normalize relations. “We welcome and strongly support statements by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and [the Armenian Foreign Ministry] on appointing Special Envoys to discuss the process of normalization,” Blinken said on Twitter. Cavusoglu said Monday Ankara and Yerevan will appoint special envoys soon to discuss steps to normalize relations, as well as launch charter flights from Istanbul to Yerevan. A spokesperson for the Armenian Foreign Ministry later welcomed the Turkish foreign minister’s announcement.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
