Turkey: Kosovo independence to hamper classic ways of conflict resolutionFebruary 18, 2008 - 13:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan should be prepared to brisk up diplomatic activities after proclamation of Kosovo's independence, said Mensur Akgun, Director of the Foreign Policy Program of the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV). "States experiencing problems of the kind will assure that independence of Kosovo will not affect them. However, this incident will influence the stability in the region in both positive and negative ways and will also be a precedent for the Cyprus and Nagorno Karabakh cases. Most of EU member states are likely to recognize Kosovo in the near future, thus posing an obstacle in classic ways of conflict resolution. Azerbaijan should be prepared to brisk up diplomatic activities," he said, APA reports. 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 | 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. |