Turkish Energy Minister called on Baku not to tie energy projects with politicsOctober 19, 2009 - 22:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz called on Azarbaijan, which announced it would raise the price of natural gas sold to Turkey in reprisal for recent Turkey-Armenian rapprochement not to entangle energy projects with politics. Yildiz commented on Turkey Azerbaijan relations at the press conference held Monday following the signing of MoU on Samsun-Ceyhan Pipeline between Turkey, Italy and Russia in Milan. "We will never want Azerbaijan to loose money. The talks for revision of prices were deadlocked for a brief period. We raised our offer and talks continue," said Yildiz. Yildiz referred to Aliyev's remarks suggesting Turkey ought to cut transit fees for Azerbaijani gas and said Aliyev was misinformed on this issue too. "Turkey has always looked out for our ally and brother Azerbaijan. It is a known fact that Turkey charges lower transit fees for Azerbaijani gas, compared to other countries" said Yildiz reassuring once more that Turkey would not make agreements with Armenia that would hurt Azerbaijan, reported Anatolian news agency. 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 | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |