Turkey seeks cooperation with Eurasian Economic UnionSeptember 29, 2015 - 17:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey wants to boost cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), the country’s Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci told his Kazakh counterpart, Yerbolat Dosayev. “Besides, the Turkish Minister expressed interest in participating in Nurly Zhol state program projects, as well as modernization of Aktau seaport,” a Kazakhstan Economy Ministry statement reads. The parties also discussed trade and economic relations, as well as investment cooperation between the two countries. It is worth mentioning that Turkey and Armenia, an EEU member state itself, 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 and has even initiated the process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations in 2008, with the diplomatic efforts, however, failing due to Turkey’s position. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. 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. 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. |