Turkey separates Armenian issues from AzeriNovember 22, 2008 - 15:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The task of non-governmental organizations is to start a dialogue, according to an Armenian expert. "Turkey is oppressed by the Armenian Genocide issue and EU accession but a public dialogue can change the Turkish attitude of mind. We should not underestimate the role of seminars we periodically hold," director of Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter when commenting on the outcomes of "Turkey-Armenia Dialogue Series: Breaking the Vicious Cycle" seminar. He noted that representatives from Nagorno Karabakh and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus were for the first time present at the seminar on November 21. "It's a bit hard to fancy but they were really sitting next to each other and discussing problems. The Turkish society came to separate Armenian issues from Azeri ones," he said. 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. |