IF TURKEY WISHES TO BE EU MEMBER SHE SHOULD RECONCILE WITH HISTORICAL FACTS, JEAN LOUIS DEBRE STATEDFebruary 4, 2005 - 18:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On the eve of his visit to Turkey President of the French National Assembly Jean Louis Debre told Zaman Turkish daily that "for becoming a EU member Turkey should pay tribute to memory and reconcile herself with the historical facts. When responding to the question whether the Armenian issue hinders the development of the Turkish-French relationships, he said that the Armenian issue does not sort with the Turkish-French relationships but concerns the Turkish-Armenian relations, particularly, Turkey's own history. Top stories 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). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |