Turkey expects more action from OSCE MGMay 14, 2010 - 15:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey expects more action from the OSCE Minsk Group and the international community over the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Turkish Foreign Minister said. "Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan conducted a series of talks over the past year on the initiative of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Thus, the process has gained new momentum," Ahmet Davutoglu said. "During his Ankara visit, Mr. Medvedev mulled the Nagorno Karabakh conflict with President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan," he noted. Davutoglu said the interests of Turkey and Russia in the Caucasus region converge and “establishment of peace here will benefit both countries, and the entire international community.” "We hope that these frozen conflicts will be resolved and distrust eliminated," Davutoglu said, The Journal of Turkish Weekly reported. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |