Turkey, Israel won’t break off diplomatic relationsNovember 1, 2010 - 10:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It’s unbelievable that 7-million Israel, which constantly receives threats from Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Iran’s President and Al Qaeda can attack 72-million Turkey, deputy editor-in-chief of IzRus portal Alexander Goldenshtein said when commenting on inclusion of Israel in Turkey’s list of ‘dangerous’ countries. “What is the Israeli threat? The fact is that Israel is the most developed country in the region whose position can’t be neglected. Now, Ankara is irritated that Israel improves relations with Azerbaijan and Greece,” he told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. However, according to Goldenshtein, Turkey and Israel will not break off diplomatic relations. “Rupture of relations after 60 years of friendship would be a severe blow for both countries and Ankara knows this,” he said. 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 | 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 |