US trying to promote regional conflicts' settlementOctober 16, 2009 - 22:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 8-14, US Embassy in Turkey organized "Two mountainsides" project, featuring a dialogue between Armenian an Turkish youth representatives. Project participants met US Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffrey in Ankara. The Ambassador expressed his pleasure at the opportunity to meet Armenian and Turkish students at such a historic moment. He especially noted improving relations between the two countries. " There mustn't be closed borders between neighboring counters and we're glad both states' authorities understand this. After USSR collapse many wars and conflicts were stirred in the region. US, along with Europe are trying to promote peaceful settlement. Despite RF-Georgian war of last year, we're sure it's possible to establish peace, and recent developments in RA-Turkey relations serve as a proof of this," he emphasized. In reply to PanARMENIAN.Net reporter's question, James Jeffrey noted that the opening should not be precipitated. ''Opening of RA-Turkish border is directly linked to Karabakh conflict. Balanced steps should be undertaken for successful settlement of both issues.'' 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 | 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. |