The closer Russia is to Turkey the faster RA-Turkish rapprochement will be reachedSeptember 3, 2009 - 21:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Development of Russian-Turkish relations will positively affect Armenian-Turkish ties, RA Ambassador to RF Armen Smbatyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter in Stepanakert. "The closer Russia is to Turkey the faster RA-Turkish rapprochement will be reached. Moscow is not opposed to opening of border between Armenia and Turkey," RA diplomat noted, adding that Russia is Armenia's security guarantor. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |