OSCE MG: "We Call Turkey and Armenia Overcome Existing Contradictions"December 26, 2006 - 12:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and OSCE MG Co-Chair Matthew Bryza stated that, "we strongly call Turkey and Armenia to make moves to overcome the existing contradictions, including positive response on possibilities for dialog." Commenting on the perspectives to reach progress in Armenian-Turkish relations before the Nagorno Karabakh conflict solution, Matthew Bryza said, "We understand that there exist a number of issues which need to be solved, and we believe that if there is good will from both sides, the progress is possible even if we take into account the fact that we work on the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Turkey will have to play an important role from the point of view of providing regional support to fair and long-term settlement of the conflict. We are sure that the regional cooperation including open borders, reestablishment of trade and communications, transportation and cultural ties in the South Caucasus will serve the security and stability interests of the whole region. Progress in the Nagorno Karabakh settlement will move us nearer for reaching these goals," Mediamax reports. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |