Turkey separates Armenian issues from AzeriNovember 22, 2008 - 15:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The task of non-governmental organizations is to start a dialogue, according to an Armenian expert. "Turkey is oppressed by the Armenian Genocide issue and EU accession but a public dialogue can change the Turkish attitude of mind. We should not underestimate the role of seminars we periodically hold," director of Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter when commenting on the outcomes of "Turkey-Armenia Dialogue Series: Breaking the Vicious Cycle" seminar. He noted that representatives from Nagorno Karabakh and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus were for the first time present at the seminar on November 21. "It's a bit hard to fancy but they were really sitting next to each other and discussing problems. The Turkish society came to separate Armenian issues from Azeri ones," he said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |