No one asked Russia to mediate for normalization of Armenian-Turkish relationsNovember 26, 2007 - 18:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - No one asked Russia to mediate for normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, Russian Duma member Konstantin Zatulin said during Yerevan-Moscow space bridge. "Russia and Turkey are not united in a military or political bloc and we have no tools of pressure in this aspect. We do stand against Armenia's blockade but cautiousness should be maintained in the Russian-Turkish relations. In 1990-ies Turkey was Russia's rival in the South Caucasus and Middle Asia. Although tension has alleviated, we should take account of this factor," he said. "Meanwhile, Russia should consider a law criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide," he resumed. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |