UK supports Turkey's bid to EUSeptember 5, 2007 - 16:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Britain's new Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Wednesday reaffirmed London's support for Turkey's bid to join the European Union and also urged the Muslim country to play a bigger role in the Middle East."It is the absolute determination of the new (British) government led by Gordon Brown that we will continue to play that role (of championing Turkey's EU bid)," Miliband told a joint news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan. "Shared institutions matter a lot and we want the European Union to be a shared institution of which Britain and Turkey are full and equal members," said Miliband, who took up his job after Brown replaced Tony Blair as prime minister in July. "We are grateful to the UK for the support and policy towards Turkey. We will continue the process of reforms provided by the process of European integration," said Ali Babacan, who is also Turkey's EU chief negotiator, Reuters reports. 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 | 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. |