Reuters: Turkey will not join EU until 2019April 17, 2007 - 16:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey will join the European Union not sooner than in 2019. This is the result of the poll conducted by Reuters. The survey was conducted among of 31 financial and academic institutions. The survey was taken before a rally of 300,000 protesters in Ankara on Saturday against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's potential candidacy for the presidency. According to the poll 25 percent of those surveyed said the European Union may fully suspend negotiations with Turkey over its membership to the organization. During the last survey of public opinion such an opinion expressed 35 percent of responders. Another 25 percent think Turkey will pull out of talks itself, Turkish Daily News reported. 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |