  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 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. |
