European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA) sees a historic window of opportunity in the new roadmap and timeframe for the establishment of diplomatic links and open borders between Turkey and Armenia without precondition. The joint statement released yesterday evening by the two countries reinserts momentum into what could become the first peaceful settlement of a bilateral conflict in the region for many decades.   "If the two governments really manage to pull this through, their Presidents... Read more

European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA) sees a historic window of opportunity in the new roadmap and timeframe for the establishment of diplomatic links and open borders between Turkey and Armenia without precondition. The joint statement released yesterday evening by the two countries reinserts momentum into what could become the first peaceful settlement of a bilateral conflict in the region for many decades.   "If the two governments really manage to pull this through, their Presidents... Read more

Below we provide you with: The joint statement of the Swiss, Armenian and Turkish governments Original protocols agreed during the meeting Statement by Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the CFSP Statement by Lluís-Maria de Puig, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Our press release News articles on the issue Press release by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of... Read more

Turkey, Armenia set program for establishing ties (source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=a5CCOwe2h7.o)   Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey and Armenia agreed on steps toward establishing full diplomatic ties for the first time between the neighbors, divided for almost a century over the massacre of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. The countries will hold six weeks of domestic debate over the accords, drawn up under Swiss mediation, before they are submitted for... Read more