Olli Rehn: EU-Turkey Train Slowed down but Did Not StopNovember 28, 2006 - 16:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - EU term president Finland has announced that its attempts to find a solution to the Cyprus problem have ended unsuccessfully. Yesterday however, EU Commissioner for Expansion, Olli Rehn, noted that Finland's efforts had not been wasted, commenting "We must keep our promises, and carry on with the EU program presented to Turkey. As far as the commission is concerned, the talks cannot be stopped. The train has slowed down, but not stopped." Rehn had originally said that the diplomatic crisis surrounding Cyprus might be responsible for a "train wreck" for Turkey in December.The EU Commission will be able to recommend that, at the most, 6 areas of Turkish EU talks be stopped. In addition, it is expected that the EU Commission will call for isolationary measures against Northern Cyprus be lifted, as well as calling for the United Nations to begin debates and talks on Cyprus including both sides, reports the Hurriyet. 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 | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |