Armenia and Turkey not ready to normalize relationsMarch 5, 2010 - 15:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - These steps of the U.S. legislators and Turkey’s reaction make obvious the unpreparedness of the Armenian-Turkish normalization and its dependency not on interests of Armenian and Turkish societies, but on external forces, Andrei Areshev , Deputy Director general of Strategic Culture Foundation told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. In his opinion, now it is high time to wait, rethink the situation, develop new approaches, since obviously the Zurich Protocols will not be ratified. "Accordingly conversations about the link between Armenian-Turkish normalization and the Karabakh conflict resolution on the conditions preferential to Azerbaijan are losing any ground," Areshev stressed. On March 4 the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted Armenian Genocide resolution (H.Res.252) by 23 votes “in favour” and with 22 votes "against". After the vote in the appropriate committee, the resolution will be sent to the House of Representatives for a final vote. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |