 Turkish troops to visit Armenia on sidelines of int'l treaty October 9, 2015 - 17:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey will send troops to Armenia on Sunday, October 11 as part of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, Turkish General Staff announced, according to Hurriyet Daily News. “The inspection will be held in Armenia under Turkey's leadership on October 11-14, 2015, with a Slovakian guest inspector participating,” the statement said. Turkey and Armenia have no diplomatic relations. In 1993 Turkey reacted to the war in Nagorno Karabakh by closing its borders with Armenia in token of support for Azerbaijan. Armenia has repeatedly offered to open the border without preconditions. In 2008, Yerevan initiated the process of rapprochement with Ankara, the diplomatic efforts, however, failing due to Turkey’s position.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
