Turkey suggests meeting with Russia to discuss air space violationsOctober 7, 2015 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey says it has proposed a meeting between Turkish and Russian military officials to be held in Ankara on avoiding future Russian infringements of Turkey's airspace, the Associated Press reports. Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said Wednesday, October 7, the Russian ambassador in Turkey was summoned for a third day for further discussions on two weekend incidents of air space violations by Russian jets. The violations of the NATO-member's airspace drew strong protest from the alliance. It prompted Turkey to scramble F-16s and summon the ambassador twice to lodge protests. Bilgic said Turkey proposed the meeting to allow Russian military officials to explain the intrusions and clarify measures they intend to take. He denied a Russian media report that Turkey has proposed setting up a "working group" on coordinating actions in Syria, AP says. 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 | Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Armenian PM’s helicopter makes emergency landing in Vanadzor The helicopter transporting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made an emergency landing in Vanadzor. |