Charter flights to reconnect Istanbul, Yerevan, says TurkeyDecember 14, 2021 - 11:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said that Turkey and Armenia will restart charter flights between Istanbul and Yerevan, Reuters reports. Cavusoglu made the remarks during his ministry's budget discussions in parliament on Monday, December 13. "To improve relations between Turkey and Armenia, charter flights will be opened," Cavusoglu said, according to RIA Novosti. The Turkish foreign policy chief also said that the two countries will Armenia and Turkey signed a landmark peace accord in 2009 to restore ties and open their shared border after decades, but the deal was never ratified and ties have remained tense. During the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict last year, Ankara supported Azerbaijan and deployed mercenaries to fight against the Armenians. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |