Turkey May Provide Military Aid to AzerbaijanMarch 7, 2006 - 13:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "If there is an agreement on creation of military alliance between Azerbaijan and Turkey, "the latter may provide military assistance to Azerbaijan in case of resumption of hostilities," said Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Turan Morali. In his words, at the moment there is no agreement on military alliance between the states. The Ambassador underscored that Turkey does not support settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict through war. "The sides should work for peace in all circumstances," Mr. Morali said.The Ambassador also said Turkey is providing different types of assistance to Azerbaijani Armed Forces under the treaty on military cooperation. "Turkey is implementing various programs with Azerbaijan. We shall continue these programs and assistance this year, too. There will also be technical aid, trainings and etc.", said Mr. Morali, reported APA. 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. |