YEREVAN (RFE/RL)-President Serzh Sargsyan said on Thursday that he will tour major Armenian communities abroad early next month to explain and promote his far-reaching diplomatic overtures to Turkey which the Diaspora have been following with unease.

YEREVAN (Combined Services)-Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said on Tuesday the agreement with Turkey to establish diplomatic relations could boost bilateral ties, as the US and EU hailed the protocols on establishing and developing relations.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has slammed efforts by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who in a letter addressed to his Turkish counterpart, urged Turkey to honor its commitment to the protocols.

In a thinly veiled warning to Azerbaijan, President Serzh Sargsyan said on Thursday that a military assault on Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh would trigger "serious counterattacks" with strong elements of surprise.

ANKARA (RFE/RL)-President Serzh Sargsyan will press for a speedy implementation of the newly signed Turkish-Armenian agreements during his landmark visit to Turkey on Wednesday, a senior pro-government lawmaker in Yerevan said on Tuesday.

Armenia's President Serzh Sargsan insisted on Tuesday that he will not travel to Turkey in October to watch the return match of the two countries' national football teams unless Ankara moves to reopen the Turkish-Armenian border.

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)-Senior members of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia expressed concern about the ongoing Turkish-Armenian rapprochement at a meeting with President Serzh Sargsyan on Monday night, top party representatives said on Tuesday.

The ruling Republican Party of Armenia made clear on Friday that it will block an opposition bill obliging Armenia to formally recognize the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as an independent state if is put to a vote in parliament.