Turkey's Caucasus Platform to cause a crack in traditional Baku-Ankara relationsOctober 3, 2008 - 18:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform will cause a crack in traditional Turkish-Azerbaijani relations. Actually, any Turkey's step toward Armenia is a step against Azerbaijan, Richard Giragosian, a contributing analyst at Jane's Information Group, said during a round table discussion today. "During my recent visit to Turkey I concluded that that Turkish officials view opening of the border with Armenia as a possibility to stabile the economy in eastern regions," he said. "Besides, they think that opening of the border will alleviate tensions over the Armenian Genocide recognition. This initiative will allow Ankara to deeply engage in resolution of regional problems," the expert said. 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. |