  Caucasus platform called in questionDecember 16, 2008 - 17:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Caucasus stability and cooperation platform is a good idea but its implementation is called into question, a Turkish professor said. "The problems between Georgia and Russia, as well as the Karabakh conflict hamper implementation of the project," said Mitat Celikpala, associate professor of international relations at Turkey's TOBB University. "Besides, we should wait until U.S. President-elect Barack Obama take office and announces his stand on the initiative," he said, 1news.az reports.   Top stories On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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).   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Armenia congratulates “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day  The Armenian Foreign Mnisitry has congratulated the “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day.Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty.Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. |
