Ankara will sooth Baku's concerns on the probability Armenian-Turkish border openingApril 10, 2009 - 22:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's parliament speaker Koksal Toptan decided to send delegation to Azerbaijan. The delegation headed by Mustafa Kabakci, chairman of the Azerbaijan friendship group at the Turkey's parliament, Konya-based member of the parliament from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), will visit Azerbaijan next week. The Turkish parliamentarians will meet with their Azerbaijani counterparts, representatives of non-governmental organizations and media. Kabakci said they would stress that Turkey's policy toward Azerbaijan was not changed, APA reported. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |