Babacan calls for attention to Turkey's efforts for regional problems resolutionOctober 31, 2008 - 18:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey is both a European and Asian country, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said Friday.Speaking at a panel discussion within the framework of the meetings of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Istanbul, Babacan said that Turkey has taken many initiatives for peaceful solution of regional problems. "Turkey launched the Alliance of Civilizations project after which more than 70 countries and 15 non-governmental organizations declared themselves as the friends of the project," Babacan said. "Turkey proposed the Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform which received favorable feedback from Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia," he added. As for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Babacan said that Turkey calls on both Azerbaijan and Armenia to find a solution to the problem. "There is a good potential for commerce and cooperation in the region once the problems are resolved," Babacan concluded, the Anatolian News Agency 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 | 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. |