Turkish president satisfied with Czech support for EUMay 2, 2009 - 03:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - After meeting with his Czech Republic counterpart in Prague, Turkish President Abdullah Gül expressed his satisfaction with the support extended by President Vaclav Klaus to Turkey's European Union membership process, Hurriyet Daily News reports."Turkey is determined to further improve its political, economic and commercial relations with the Czech Republic," Gül said at the meeting of the Turkish-Czech Business Council. "Both Turkey and the Czech Republic have made significant economic progress recently and are among the countries least affected by the global crisis," Gül added. "Trade volume between Turkey and the Czech Republic increased to $2 billion in 2008, from $260 million in 2000. There have been especially encouraging investments in the sectors of energy, medicine, tourism and construction." For his part, Czech Republic President Klaus said he very selfishly favored Turkey becoming a member of the EU because Turkey's accession would further strengthen both the EU and its economy. 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |