Turkey going to render economic assistance to Armenia?May 21, 2009 - 15:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey does not oppose opening of the border with Armenia, according to chairman of youth union of Mush (Turkey)."Turkey can't but support Azerbaijan in Karabakh issue. This is the state position numerously expressed by Prime Minister and President. If Armenia renounces Karabakh it will be good for the entire region. Borders will open and Turkey will render economic assistance to Armenia," Salih Yuce told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Asked whether Turkey behaves correctly by interfering into the Karabakh process, Yuce said "Turks and Azerbaijan are unanimous on the issue." Meanwhile, flows of Azeris in the regions bordering on Armenia (Kars, Erzrum and Igdir) have increased recently. So, provocations in the regions are not ruled out in case of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |