Ilham Aliyev invited to Istanbul-hosted conference, yet gave to reply as to participationApril 13, 2011 - 14:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish government addressed Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev an official invitation to participate in Istanbul-hosted UN conference, Salam News reported. Azerbaijani side hasn’t provided any official information as to the invitation received. On behalf of Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Armenian leader Serzh Sargsyan was invited to attend the UN conference due May 9-13 in Istanbul. Israeli President Shimon Peres, French President Nicolas Sarkozy were also invited along with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, whose attendance is unconfirmed. The forum is expected to host 59-69 presidents and over 100 foreign ministers. Armenian President’s spokesman Armen Arzumanyan, in turn, stressed that no meetings with Turkish authorities have been planned in near future.
Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. 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. Partner news |