French Socialists stand for continuation of EU-Turkey talksSeptember 6, 2007 - 15:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "French Socialists stand for continuation of the EU-Turkey talks. However, the first condition we set is recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915," First Secretary of the French Socialist Party Francois Hollande told a news conference in Yerevan. "The second condition for successful talks is improvement of Turkey's relations with the neighbor states, specifically Armenia. We think that we can advance via talks only. It refers to peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh problem as well. Negotiations with Turkey can produce effect," Mr Hollande noted. 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. |