Opening of Armenian-Turkish border not linked to Karabakh conflict resolutionMay 14, 2009 - 14:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The main idea of the Armenian-Turkish agreement on road map is that normalization of relations should proceed simultaneously with the Karabakh conflict settlement process but independently of it, a Turkish professor said. "Opening of the Armenian-Turkish border is not linked to Karabakh conflict resolution," Mustafa Aydin, professor of international relations department at Tobb University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. As to Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Azerbaijan, prof. Aydin said it was a PR move. "Actually, Turkish PM visited Baku to negotiate some energy issues, specifically Nabucco project ands Azeri gas price. I think that if Armenian-Turkish and Armenian-Azerbaijani relations are normalized, Armenia will become a full-fledged member of Nabucco project," 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 | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |