Erdogan says has received Pashinyan's proposal to meetSeptember 20, 2021 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has passed on to him Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's proposal to meet. Erdogan made the remarks at a press conference on Sunday, September 19, Anadolu Agency reports. Erdogan said his country was ready for talks with Armenia but added Yerevan needed to "take steps" toward opening a transport link through its territory, connecting Nakhijevan to the rest of Azerbaijan. “If he (Pashinyan) would like to meet with Tayyip Erdogan, then certain steps should be taken,” Erdogan said, stressing, in particular, the creation of said transit route. “We are not closed to talks (with Armenia), we will hold the talks,” Erdogan said. “I hope that not a negative but a positive approach will prevail there. God willing, the problem between Azerbaijan and Armenia will be overcome with the opening of the corridors.” Armenia and Turkey don't have diplomatic relations and their shared border has been closed since the 1990s. Relations have deteriorated due to Turkey’s support for Azerbaijan, which unleashed a large-scale war against Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) in fall 2020. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |