Ukrainian Foreign Ministry approves of Armenian-Turkish joint statementApril 25, 2009 - 18:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Ukrainian Foreign Ministry approves of January 22, 2009 joint statement adopted by Armenian and Turkish Foreign Ministries and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The document testifies to both parties' intention to normalize bilateral ties, contributing to establishment of security and stability in South Caucasus," says the report.Ukrainian Foreign Ministry expresses hope that Armenia and Turkey will succeed their efforts towards adopting a joint statement to the benefit of both countries as well as the region on the whole. 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 | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |