Armenia has chance to enter global arenaOctober 2, 2009 - 20:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenia has a chance to enter global arena, so RA-Turkish normalization is a positive step, WSI Russian and Asian Programs director Nikolai Zlobin stated. "RA-Turkish dialogue is a positive step from the point of view of Armenian potential usage in regional development," the politologist emphasized. According to him, by opening RA-Turkish talks, Armenian government has taken serious risks. Yet, this step should have been undertaken earlier, Nikolai Zlobin believes.Dwelling on KNR conflict settlement, the politologist noted that understanding of a term varies from person to person. "To me, the right for self determination is prevalent, as people who live on this territory have a right to decide for themselves," Nikolai Zlobin stated. 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |