  Araz Alizade: Turkey can easily neglect Azerbaijan's interestsDecember 20, 2008 - 13:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Many Turks erroneously hope that accession to the European Union will bring them welfare, according to an Azeri politician. "To become a member of the EU, Turkey should recognize the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire," said Araz Alizade, chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Azerbaijan. "Turkey can easily neglect Azerbaijan's interests if Armenians renounce financial compensation for the 1915 events. The whole thing is money. If Turkey, which has over $160 billion debt, is imposed payment of compensations, it will have no future," he said. "One should not hope that Turkey will press for return of Nagorno Karabakh to Azerbaijan," Alizade concluded.   Top stories 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 |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
