Dutch FM: Both historians and politicians must discuss Armenian Genocide issueMarch 2, 2007 - 17:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Turkey must discuss the Armenian Genocide issue and reach an agreement on this problem, Dutch Foreign Minister Maxim Verhagen stated at the meeting with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul. He said, the Armenian Genocide issue must be discussed both by historians and politicians. During their meeting the Dutch and Turkish FMs also discussed the issue of fulfilling obligations by Ankara in front of the European Union, "Yerkir" newspaper reports. 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |