Turkey highly estimates U.S. support in Nagorno Karabakh settlementJune 2, 2009 - 12:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Solution of problems between Turkey and Armenia is of interest not only the two countries, but the whole South Caucasus, defense minister of Turkey Vezhdi Genul said at the 28-th annual sitting of American-Turkish Council (АТС) in Washington.According to him, Armenian-Turkish reconciliation continues since 2007 and the sides reached an agreement over the 'road map'. Genul stressed the necessity of intensifying the U.S. efforts aimed at quick settlement of problems between Armenia and Azerbaijan, adding that, he highly estimates the U.S. support in Nagorno Karabakh settlement. Turkish minister also stressed, that if the U.S. congressmen supporting the Armenian Genocide resolution reach 125, it could hurt the process of reconciliation between two countries, Anatolian News Agency reports. 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. |