Three U.S. Congressmen support rapprochement between Turkey and ArmeniaSeptember 24, 2009 - 16:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Three congressmen who are the members of the Congressional Caucus on Turkey sent a letter to other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting the rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia. In their letter, U.S. congressmen Robert Wexler, Edward Whitfield and Kay Granger supported the August 31 joint declaration of Turkey, Armenia and Switzerland and the normalization process between Turkey and Armenia. The three congressmen called on their other colleagues to support normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations, and said the trilateral declaration made by the governments of Turkey, Armenia and Switzerland on August 31 made public two protocols and a schedule to normalize relations. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |