PARTY WINNER OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN TURKEY FOR IMPROVEMENT OF RELATIONS WITH ARMENIANovember 6, 2002 - 22:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Justice and development party, which has won the absolute majority of votes in parliamentary elections in Turkey, comes for improvement of Turkish-Armenian relations and is going to take the initiative in the affair. As reported by "Mediamax" agency, deputy chairman of the party Yakis Yashar said it. "We will not pursue a passive policy in this regard," - he said. At the same time Yashar avoided speaking about possible opening of the Turkish-Armenian border. 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. |