Erdogan: Confrontation in Iraq May Forebode Global ConflictFebruary 28, 2006 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the international community to do what they can to normalize the situation in the neighboring country. In his words, otherwise the confrontation in Iraq may forebode a global conflict. «If stopping collision on ethnic basis fails, it will be unfavorable to everyone. All peaceful tools should be used to their utmost in order to normalize the situation,» he said when addressing the session of the Justice and Development Party led by himself. In the Turkish PM's opinion, delay in that alarming situation can pour into very negative consequences. «Turkey comes for the fire broken out in Iraq be extinguished as soon as possible, before it spread to the right and left,» Turkish PM said, reported RIA Novosti. Top stories 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. 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". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |