  Iran advocates Turkey's membership at EUJune 15, 2009 - 22:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The Islamic Republic of Iran has supported Turkey's membership at the EU in the past and will do in the future," Hosseinpour said in a meeting with Turkish State Secretary Egemen Baghish.He hailed the growing ties between Tehran and Ankara over the past 10 years. "Iran and Turkey can expand cooperation to resolve regional problems. There is no need for interference of foreign countries," the Iranian diplomat said. Baghish stressed the importance of expanding bilateral economic ties and said the two countries should take steps toward enhancing the level of economic cooperation to 20 billion dollars. He said Iran's support for Turkey's membership at the EU would accelerate the process. He urged Tehran and Ankara to exchange views on regional woes including developments in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as the campaign against terrorism and illicit drugs. He expressed hope to pay a visit to Iran in the near future to explore ways for bolstering mutual ties, turkishny.com reported.   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 |  Latest 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. |
