  Internet-campaign protesting against opening of borders with Armenia launched in TurkeyApril 7, 2009 - 21:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Those protesting against opening of borders with Armenia launched internet-campaign in Turkey. About thousand of people joined the campaign, appealing to Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other officials."Media and some nongovernmental organizations often discuss opening of borders with Armenia. Taking into account the following truths, we are thinking of reassessing this probability. Improvement of Turkey-Armenia relations may damage Turkey-Azerbaijan relations because of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Turkey's stipulation to solve Nagorno Karabakh conflict lasting for 17 years in favor of Azerbaijan does only arise from Azerbaijan's natural resources and increase of trade turnover with this country. It arises from historical support of Turkey and Azerbaijan "one nation, two states". If Turkey does this for some profit, in this case relations with Azerbaijan have more privileges. Azerbaijan, which has a lot of oil and gas resources and plays the role of a door to the Central Asia, is more important for Turkey. Armenia can give nothing positive to Turkey. We sign this appeal believing that Turkey-Armenia borders will not open unless Nagorno Karabakh's occupation by Armenia ends," APA quoted the statement as saying.   Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims  Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |
