Turkey, Azerbaijan planning joint military operation in Karabakh?March 7, 2008 - 12:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey is bracing for a joint military operation with Azerbaijan in Nagorno Karabakh, Makfax Macedonian agency reports with a reference to Azerbaijan's daily Yeni Musavat.The preparations are under way for a comprehensive military operation in Nagorno Karabakh against members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) who were forced out from northern Iraq by the Turkish Army. Yeni Musavat's article, which was cited in several Turkish media, says that "even US approved such a move." ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |