Oskanian underlined the need for reopening of Armenian-Turkish borderOctober 4, 2007 - 19:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish and Armenian Foreign Ministers, Ali Babacan and Vartan Oskanian met in New York to discuss bilateral relations.During the meeting, Minister Oskanian underlined the need for the reopening of the Turkish-Armenian border, while Babacan said that Turkey and Armenia are still engaged in trade through third countries like Iran and Georgia. Babacan also raised the matter of the Armenian Genocide resolution submitted to the U.S. Congress. Babacan reiterated Turkey's position, saying, "history cannot be rewritten through the votes of politicians in parliaments." "Armenians were victims of widespread chaos and governmental breakdown as the 600-year-old empire collapsed in the years before Turkey was born in 1923," he said. Babacan showed Oskanian pictures of Akhtamar Church in Van, which recently underwent renovation. Diplomatic sources said the ministers agreed to keep in touch and create opportunities for more meetings in the future, the Anatolia news agency reported. 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 | Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 |