Armenia: Back to Square One with Turkey
In the end. painstaking efforts to rebuild the troubled relationship were blocked by massive unresolved differences.
In the end. painstaking efforts to rebuild the troubled relationship were blocked by massive unresolved differences.
President Sargsyan says 2009 accords could be withdrawn from parliament, signalling end to hopes of ratifying them one day.
Case will come as Armenians mark 100th anniversary of mass killings.
Move seen as tentative step towards reviving diplomatic process.
Once seen as an instrument of Turkish soft power, the educational programme has fallen foul of a battle between Prime Minister Erdoğan and influential preacher Fethullah Gülen.
Turkish prime minister speaks of "suffering", but Armenians say he needs to condemn mass killings unequivocably.
Turkey now says Armenia must mend fences with its other neighbour Azerbaijan before rapprochement can happen.
Death of Turkish civilian worsens an already troubled relationship.
Different political environment deters Azerbaijanis from coming out onto the streets.
Despite clear benefits, reopening the route would be fraught with problems.