Hayk Babukhanyan: Let Ankara think itself how to open borders, it's not our problemAugust 11, 2009 - 17:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "All the problems associated with Armenia turned into a ball, which will be unleashed this fall," Hayk Babukhanyan , leader of the Constitutional law union told a press conference in Yerevan today. According to him, now the Armenian-Turkish border became a border between the CSTO and NATO. Concerning the process of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations and opening the border, Babukhanyan stressed that he wouldn't call this as 'opening of the Armenian-Turkish border', since Turkey closed the border, and now it's deblocking takes place. "It's not our problem and let Ankara think itself how to open borders. We have helped them enough already," Babukhanyan said. He also said, that the entire region will benefit from the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border. Mr. Babukhanyan also stressed that Turkey must be more interested in opening the border, because it wants to gain access to Europe and to join EU. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |