Turkey's Caucasus Platform to cause a crack in traditional Baku-Ankara relationsOctober 3, 2008 - 18:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform will cause a crack in traditional Turkish-Azerbaijani relations. Actually, any Turkey's step toward Armenia is a step against Azerbaijan, Richard Giragosian, a contributing analyst at Jane's Information Group, said during a round table discussion today. "During my recent visit to Turkey I concluded that that Turkish officials view opening of the border with Armenia as a possibility to stabile the economy in eastern regions," he said. "Besides, they think that opening of the border will alleviate tensions over the Armenian Genocide recognition. This initiative will allow Ankara to deeply engage in resolution of regional problems," the expert said. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |