ARFD: Armenia lost in Armenian-Turkish negotiationsApril 22, 2009 - 20:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia lost in Armenian-Turkish negotiations, ARFD representative Hrant Margaryan stated during discussion on Armenian-Turkish relations. According to him, Armenia itself violated its principle of establishing Armenian-Turkish relations without preconditions. ''Normalization of ties without preconditions would be a proof that relations with Turkey could be established. Yet violation of our principle became the reason for failure. If we stood by it, the Turkish part would appear guilty in front of the whole world, Margaryan said. He also stressed that issues of Karabakh conflict, return of Western Armenian territories, Armenian Genocide recognition and Javahk Armenians require are national issues to be considered from a single point of view. ''We mustn't sacrifice one issue to solve another,'' ARFD representative stressed. 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 | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children |