Turkey has high expectations from Sargsyan- Aliev meeting in KazanJune 2, 2011 - 21:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey looks for high results from Kazan meeting of the presidents, Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic stated. “We are ready to make all efforts towards the settlement of Karabakh conflict. Ankara wants the decision to be made in Kazan on the conflict settlement. We express our gratitude to everyone, who supports this work, including Dmitry Medevedev. We are ready to make all efforts for the settlement of the conflict,” the Ambassador stated. According to the Ambassador, Karabakh conflict had to be settled long ago, but the process drags on. “Patience in running thin as the time passes,” APA quoted him as saying. The Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia – Serzh Sargsyan, Ilham Aliyev and Dmitry Medvedev - are slated to meet on June 5 in the Russian city of Kazan, the next in a series of trilateral meetings on the Karabakh conflict settlement. There are certain expectations with respect to the meeting, taking into consideration the Deauville statement adopted by the leaders of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair countries, who said “the time has arrived for all the sides to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to take a decisive step towards a peaceful settlement. Further delay [in the settlement] would only call into question the commitment of the sides to reach an agreement.” 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. |