If Turkey sets preconditions, Yerevan can do the sameApril 13, 2009 - 18:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's statement that the Armenian-Turkish border will not be opened before resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict can bring Armenian-Turkish talks to a dead end, ARF Dashnaktsutyun Political Affairs and Hat Dat Office director said. "If Turkey sets preconditions, Yerevan can do the same," Kiro Manoyan told a news conference in Yerevan today. The most important thing is establishment of diplomatic relations. Opening of the border is a secondary matter, according to him. "On the one hand, Turkey doesn't want to spoil relations with Islamic world; on the other hand, it doesn't want to be Azerbaijan's eternal hostage," Mr. Manoyan said, adding that AFR Dashnaktsutyun has developed a substantiation report on consequences of opening of the Armenian-Turkish border. 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. |