  EU urges Turkey to overcome hang-up in reform processApril 22, 2009 - 12:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union urged Turkey to overcome the hang-up in the reform process."The reform process in Turkey needs a new impulse," Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberger said after talks with his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan in Prague. Schwarzenberger, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Union, chaired the meeting, which was attended also by the Foreign Minister Carl Bildt of Sweden, the next EU president, and Olli Rehn, the European Commissioner for Enlargement. Turkey started its accession talks with the EU in 2005 but it has only opened ten out of the entire 36 chapters that each candidate country must close with Brussels, Makfax reports.   Top stories 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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
