Armenian-Turkish rapprochement may have positive impact on ArtsakhSeptember 3, 2009 - 22:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "I attach importance to Armenian-Turkish relations, as our foreign policy pursues certain trends towards establishing friendly ties with all countries, especially neighboring states," RA Ambassador to Ukraine Armen Khachatryan announced today in Stepanakert, during Armenian Ambassadors' meeting with NKR President Bako Sahakyan."Sooner or later we had to normalize ties with Turkey and are now making first our steps in that direction," Armenian Ambassador said. In view of Turkish-Azerbaijani ties and Ankara's influence on Baku, the diplomat finds that Armenian-Turkish rapprochement may have positive impact on Karabakh conflict settlement. 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 PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |