  Turkey Hopes for Breakthrough in Karabakh Process in 2007December 5, 2006 - 14:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey is hopeful that 2007 will become the year of breakthrough in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, said Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Rafet Akgunay when addressing the OSCE Ministerial meeting in Brussels. He emphasized that in the light of the recent briefing rendered in Vienna by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs Turkey is inspired by the ongoing and improving dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia. "We are glad to express our optimism, although with some cautiousness, about the obvious prospects of the conflict settlement. We hope that 2007 will become the year of the breakthrough," he said, reports Trend news agency.  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 Topic Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
