Kiro Manoyan: Armenia has to announce suspension of negotiations with TurkeyJuly 18, 2009 - 16:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - If Turkey intended to sign an agreement on establishing of diplomatic relations and opening of borders with Armenia until October 2009, it should already have undertaken steps in this direction, Head of Hay Dat Bureau Kiro Manoyan told a news conference in Yerevan."Turkey still links Armenian-Turkish relations with NKR conflict settlement. Negotiations between Yerevan and Ankara are practically frozen, everyone expects Turkey to act, and Turkey is waiting for progress in NKR issue. We believe, that under circumstances Armenia has to announce suspension of negotiations with Turkey," Manoyan emphasized. 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. |