Turkey vows to shun intl’ companies involved in Cyprus oil drillingNovember 3, 2012 - 19:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey warned Saturday, November 3 it would shun international companies involved in oil and gas drilling off the shores of the divided island of Cyprus, Focus reported citing AFP. "As it was repeated several times ... the companies which will cooperate with the Greek Cypriot Administration will be excluded from new energy projects in Turkey in the future," the foreign ministry said in a written statement. Turkey's warning came after Cyprus approved licenses for drilling to exploit offshore oil and gas deposits and said it would negotiate the terms of a partnership with ENI, South Korea's Kogas, France's Total and Russia's Novatek for energy exploration off the island. The Turkish foreign minister called on the countries and oil companies in question "to act with common sense," warning them not to operate in disputed waters off Cyprus and to withdraw from the tender. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |