Turkey to raise Karabakh issue at NATO summit: ErdoganSeptember 3, 2014 - 18:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The issue of Nagorno Karabakh will be included in the agenda of the NATO summit due in Wales September 4-5, Trend quoted the Turkish President as saying. As Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after a Baku-hosted meeting with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev, during the upcoming NATO summit Turkey plans to stress the importance of fulfilling promises given to Azerbaijan. "Turkey is ready to show determination in the issue," he emphasized. President Erdogan added that the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is a priority for Turkey which testifies to high level of ties with Baku. Earlier, Turkey's newly appointed Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced his Cabinet's program, with normalization of ties with Armenia among other points. The official characterized promotion of stability in South Caucasus and reduction of tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan among Turkey’s foreign policy priorities. "We’ll also continue efforts to improve ties with Armenia in hopes that Yerevan will be guided by mutual interest for cooperation and search for "fair memory," rather than historical hatred," the official noted. According to presidential press service, Armenian leader Serzh Sargsyan will leave for Great Britain on the evening of September 3. The President will meet the leaders and cabinet heads of the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) member states on the sidelines of the NATO summit. Photo: Reuters 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 | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |