Armenia withdraws peace accords with Turkey from parliament

By Hasmik Mkrtchyan YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan said on Monday he withdrew from parliament landmark peace accords with Turkey, setting further back U.S.-backed efforts to bury a century of hostility between the neighbors. The two countries signed accords in October 2009 to establish diplomatic relations and open their land border, trying to overcome the legacy of the …