Armenia and Azerbaijan held talks Sunday on the Nagorno-Karabakh region, where ethnic Armenians broke away from Muslim Azerbaijan in 1991 as the Soviet Union collapsed. Oil-rich Azerbaijan has threatened to use force if talks fail.
In this edition, American jazz musician Archie Shepp is our guest. He is 'the high priest of free jazz'. Then, we are going to Turkey for a musical play called 'Armenian Concert or Turkish Proverb' mentioning the Genocide.
In this edition, Rebecca Leffler talks about fantasy with 'the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' directed by Terry Gilliam. Finally, an originally French production called 'Armenian Concert or Turkish Proverb' starts in Turkey.
The World Cup football qualifying match represents the latest phase of the rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia, after generations of ill feeling. But there are still other nations and other issues on which Turkey is at odds with.
The World Cup football qualifying match represents the latest phase of the rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia, after generations of ill feeling. But there are still other nations and other issues on which Turkey is at odds with.
Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan made a landmark visit to Turkey for the Turkey-Armenia World Cup qualifier match on Wednesday, heralding a new era of diplomatic co-operation between the two countries.
Over the weekend, representatives from Turkey and Armenia met in Zurich to sign a reconciliation agreement and normalise relations. Tonight, the Armenian President is going to Turkey to watch the national side play in a world cup qualifying match.
Days after the foreign ministers of Turkey and Armenia signed landmark diplomatic deals (photo), Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan will join his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul to watch a symbolic football match in the Turkish city of Bursa Wednesda
In this edition: Turkey and Armenia sign an historic accord after tense negotiations; is Silvio Berlusconi really the "most persecuted man in the entire history of the world?"; efforts to rehabilitate Stalin gain momentum in Russia.
In this edition : Ankara and Erevan's agreement generates a wave of protests on the Armenian web ; the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Barack Obama causes many reactions ; and the steps of a stair case transformed into piano keys.
