US Armenians refuse to meet Nalbandian
Members of the Armenian National Committee of
America (ANCA) refused to meet with Armenian Foreign Minister
Edward Nalbandian during his visit to Washington last week,
according to the US-based Armenian Reporter newspaper.
Only representatives of the Armenian Assembly of America met with Nalbandian.
Pundits did not rule out that ANCA`s decision was due to the developing relations between Turkey and Armenia.
Protesting against the ongoing talks on normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations, the Committee stated that the talks aimed to distract attention from the "genocide of Armenians."
Armenia and Turkey have been at odds and the border between the two countries has been closed since 1993 on Ankara`s insistence due to Armenia`s occupying Azerbaijani territory and Armenian genocide claims. Yerevan is failing both to end the occupation and to relinquish its territorial claims against Turkey, as well as continues propagating the alleged genocide claims throughout the world. However, there have been signs of normalization in Ankara-Yerevan ties of late, and the two countries` officials have held several rounds of talks on various levels.
Only representatives of the Armenian Assembly of America met with Nalbandian.
Pundits did not rule out that ANCA`s decision was due to the developing relations between Turkey and Armenia.
Protesting against the ongoing talks on normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations, the Committee stated that the talks aimed to distract attention from the "genocide of Armenians."
Armenia and Turkey have been at odds and the border between the two countries has been closed since 1993 on Ankara`s insistence due to Armenia`s occupying Azerbaijani territory and Armenian genocide claims. Yerevan is failing both to end the occupation and to relinquish its territorial claims against Turkey, as well as continues propagating the alleged genocide claims throughout the world. However, there have been signs of normalization in Ankara-Yerevan ties of late, and the two countries` officials have held several rounds of talks on various levels.
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