Armenia's leader in France on tour seeking diaspora's backing for reconciliation with TurkeyOctober 2nd, 2009 Armenia president explains Turkey ties to diasporaPARIS — Armenian President Serge Sarkisian kicked off a tour of influential Armenian communities worldwide with talks in Paris on Friday, as he seeks support for his landmark bid to establish ties with Turkey after a century of enmity. The killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians under the Ottoman Empire has been the main barrier to reconciliation.
Violent protests break out in Paris during visit by Armenian presidentOctober 2nd, 2009 Violent protests in Paris greet Armenian presidentPARIS — Violent protests broke out Friday at the start of Armenian President Serge Sarkisian's tour of Armenian communities worldwide, with demonstrators in Paris shouting "traitor!" at him and decrying his plans to establish ties with Turkey. Sarkisian embarked on the tour — which will also take him to the United States, Russia and Lebanon — to seek support for his landmark bid for diplomatic ties with Turkey after a century of enmity.
Turkish PM: Turkey, Armenia to sign deal for diplomatic ties on Oct. 10September 30th, 2009 Turkey, Armenia to sign deal for tiesANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish premier says Turkey and Armenia will sign a deal to establish diplomatic ties on Oct. 10. The two had said last month they would conclude discussions to normalize relations by mid-October, though a major dispute remains over the World War I-era massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians under the Ottoman Empire.
Turkey, Armenia agree to launch final talks aimed at establishing diplomatic tiesSeptember 1st, 2009 Turkey, Armenia to launch talks on diplomatic tiesYEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia and Turkey, bitter foes for a century, took a step toward reconciliation Monday by announcing they would launch final talks aimed at establishing diplomatic ties. But they won't discuss the deepest source of their enmity: the World War I-era massacres of Armenians under Ottoman rule.
Turkish FM: Turkey, Armenia at start of "long process" toward normalization of tiesSeptember 1st, 2009 Turkish FM: Turkey, Armenia still have far to goANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Armenia are at the beginning of a "long process" toward normalizing relations, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Tuesday, suggesting the issue surrounding the massacres of Armenians 90 years ago remains tricky. Armenia and Turkey, bitter foes for a century, took a major step toward reconciliation late Tuesday, announcing they were launching final talks aimed at establishing diplomatic ties.
Turkish official says Turkey and Armenia have agreed to establish diplomatic tiesAugust 31st, 2009 Turkey, Armenia agree to establish diplomatic tiesYEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia and Turkey agreed Monday to final talks aimed at establishing diplomatic relations and resolving a seemingly intractable rift that dates to the massacres of Armenians under Ottoman rule nearly 100 years ago. Both sides said in a joint statement they expected the talks to take six weeks and to end with an agreement setting up and developing ties.
A look at issues dividing neighbors Armenia and TurkeyAugust 31st, 2009 Issues dividing neighbors Armenia and TurkeyIssues dividing neighbors Armenia and Turkey, which announced Monday they would establish diplomatic relations for the first time:
GENOCIDE: Bitterly divided by killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I, which many scholars consider first genocide of 20th century. Armenia wants it recognized as one of worst humanitarian atrocities.
Turkmen president says gas-rich nation will build Caspian Sea naval base amid energy disputeAugust 31st, 2009 Turkmenistan plans Caspian naval base amid disputeASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — Turkmenistan will establish a naval base on the Caspian Sea, the Central Asian nation's president said Monday — a move that could inflame disputes over the area's lucrative hydrocarbon fields. Addressing top security officials in televised remarks, President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov said a base will be built at the port city of Turkmenbashi to help "effectively fight smugglers, terrorists and any other forces."
The joint naval and coast guard base will have two ships armed with missiles and an unspecified number of cutters, Berdymukhamedov said.
Russia's Medvedev expected to clinch major new gas deal with AzerbaijanJune 29th, 2009 Russia, Azerbaijan expected to agree new gas dealMOSCOW — Russia's president was expected to clinch a major new natural gas deal with Azerbaijan on Monday, dealing another blow to Western efforts to find alternates to Russia for energy supplies. Dmitry Medvedev was to travel to the Azerbaijani capital Baku, along with the chief of Russia's state-run natural gas monopoly, Gazprom, to oversee the deal's signing.
Leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan make progress in discussing disputed region, US official saysMay 9th, 2009 Progress reported at Armenia-Azerbaijan talksPRAGUE — The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan made "serious progress" on Thursday during discussions aimed at resolving their long-standing dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a U.S. official said.
EU signs deal with supplier nations in bid to reduce energy dependence on RussiaMay 8th, 2009 EU seeking energy independence from RussiaPRAGUE — The European Union is seeking to reduce its energy dependence on Russia at a conference meant to lock in supply commitments from eight southern gas producing nations. The meeting is to sign a declaration that calls for linking the EU by pipelines to gas-rich nations on the Caspian Sea and beyond.
Azerbaijan police arrest acquaintance of gunman who killed 12; accusations against him unclearMay 1st, 2009 Officials: Arrest in Azerbaijan bloodbathBAKU, Azerbaijan — Police in Azerbaijan have arrested a former neighbor of the gunman who killed 12 people and committed suicide at an oil industry academy, prosecutors said Friday, but they did not reveal how they suspect former neighbor was linked to the shooting. Hundreds of people placed red roses, carnations and other flowers outside the building to commemorate the victims.
Obama faces dilemma on annual day of remembrance for killings of Armenians by TurksApril 24th, 2009 Obama faces dilemma on Armenian killingsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama faces a dilemma as he prepares to issue an annual presidential statement on the World War I-era killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks. Referring to the killings as genocide could upend recent pledges of a closer partnership with Turkey, a vital ally in a critical region.
Tens of thousands of Armenians mark anniversary of World War I era mass killingsApril 24th, 2009 Thousands of Armenians mourn WWI mass killingsYEREVAN, Armenia — Tens of thousands of Armenians marched through the capital on Friday to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the start of mass killings by Ottoman Turks, many calling on Turkey to recognize the slayings as genocide. Armenia and Turkey said Thursday they are close to restoring full relations and reopening their border after 15 years.
Turkey says agreement reached with Armenia over roadmap to normalize strained tiesApril 22nd, 2009 Turkey says accord reached with Armenia on roadmapANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Armenia have agreed on a roadmap for normalizing relations and reaching reconciliation, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, but it wasn't immediately clear how they would tackle their bitter dispute over Ottoman-era killings of ethnic Armenians. Turkish officials would not discuss that issue and the ministry statement said only that the two countries had worked out a framework for reaching a solution that would satisfy both sides.
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