Ahmet Davutoglu: Turkey will do its best to achieve peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflictSeptember 1, 2010 - 19:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu visited provinces of Igdir and Van, as well as Armenian-Turkish border. At news conference, Davutoglu spoke of Protocols on normalization of Armenia-Turkey ties, signed a year ago. “We continue working towards opening of eastern border, with results to be announced after the oncoming meetings,” the Foreign Minister said, expressing hope for establishment of peace in Caucasus. Commenting on regional conflicts, Davutoglu voiced his concern about Karabakh conflict, leading to many deaths. “Turkey will do its best to achieve peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict,” Haberler cited him as saying. Related links: The Armenian-Turkish Protocols The Protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties and opening of the border between Armenia and Turkey were signed in Zurich by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on October 10, 2009, after a series of diplomatic talks held through Swiss mediation. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |