  Turkey has no plans to reintroduce visa regime with Azerbaijan - diplomat July 2, 2012 - 17:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Cultural Affairs Counselor in Baku’s Turkish Embassy said Azeri citizens shouldn’t worry over the possibility of visa regime reintroduction for travel to Turkey.“No visa restrictions will be imposed on Azeri citizens,” 1news.az quoted Seyit Ahmet Arslan as saying. According to Turkish media reports, in case of successful Turkey-EU visa-free regime talks, the official Ankara will have to impose visa regime on non-EU countries. “We’re actually negotiating the abolition of visa regime with EU states; however, I believe, the talks won’t affect Turkey’s special ties with Azerbaijan,” the embassy official said. On August 1, 2007 Turkey unilaterally abolished visa regime with Azerbaijan, with official Ankara expecting a return step from Baku, the diplomat said.   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 |  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. |
