Armenia and Turkey in state of theoretical war?August 13, 2009 - 17:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Speaking about Armenian-Turkish relations, we should correct ourselves because there are no relations as such," Richard Giragosyan, Director of Armenian Centre for Strategic and National Research, told today a seminar devoted to "Armenian-Turkish relations: present and past". The term Armenian-Turkish relations implies re-establishment of diplomatic ties between two states."How can we speak about bilateral relations if Turkey itself closed the border, breaking off diplomatic ties with Armenia and provoking aggression against us? Such conduct is technically a military operation. To my mind, two countries are in a state of theoretical war," Giragosyan 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |