ARFD: RA President shouldn't go to TurkeyOctober 12, 2009 - 15:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ARF Dashnaktsutyun insists that RA President should not go to Turkey for the return match between the Armenian and Turkish soccer teams. "Serzh Sargsyan should have rejected the Turkish President's invitation after Turkey tried to impose its preconditions on Armenia," said Kiro Manoyan, ARFD Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office director. "Armenia and Turkey are not on the threshold of opening of the border," he said. "Given Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's latest statement that the border will not be opened unless progress is fixed in Karabakh process, Serzh Sargsyan has no reason to visit this country," Mr. Manoyan said. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |