No progress in Armenia-Turkey relations recently, Oskanian saysApril 28, 2007 - 16:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met in Brussels with EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn, the RA MFA press office reports. When touching upon the Armenia-Turkey relations Vartan Oskanian stressed the necessity of opening the border and repeal of article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code. He also said that no progress was fixed the Armenian-Turkish relations recently. For his part Mr. Rehn briefed on the process of Turkey's accession to the EU and the stance of the European Commission on the issue. 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 | Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries |