Turkey separates Armenian issues from AzeriNovember 22, 2008 - 15:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The task of non-governmental organizations is to start a dialogue, according to an Armenian expert. "Turkey is oppressed by the Armenian Genocide issue and EU accession but a public dialogue can change the Turkish attitude of mind. We should not underestimate the role of seminars we periodically hold," director of Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter when commenting on the outcomes of "Turkey-Armenia Dialogue Series: Breaking the Vicious Cycle" seminar. He noted that representatives from Nagorno Karabakh and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus were for the first time present at the seminar on November 21. "It's a bit hard to fancy but they were really sitting next to each other and discussing problems. The Turkish society came to separate Armenian issues from Azeri ones," he said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. Armenia: 28 protesters arrested after clash with police The Investigative Committee of Armenia has announced the arrest of 28 participants of an opposition demonstration. International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. |