TURKEY NOT INTENDING TO OPEN FRONTIER WITH ARMENIA YET, TURKISH MFA HEAD STATEDJune 30, 2003 - 19:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The issue of opening the frontier with Armenia is not entered on the Turkey's external policy agenda and there is no reason for its insertion at present. Turkish foreign minister Abdullah Gul told "ANS" Turkish TV channel. At the same time, as reported by "Arminfo" agency, he stated that Ankara wishes to establish friendly relations with Yerevan and the issue of the frontier opening is not ruled out to be entered on the agenda in future. As for Turkey's entry in the European Union, Gul noted "they will not cry" in case of not becoming the EU member. In his words, the European Union should be first interested to have Turkey possessing such a strong army among its members. 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 | 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. CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. |