Armenia-Turkey relations activated in 2007May 22, 2008 - 15:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Caucasus 2007 international conference kicked off in Yerevan today. The conference will focus on the events taking place in the South Caucasus."The participants are free to discuss the events that took place last year, the most important of them being the elections in Georgia and Armenia. Efforts for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement were continued. Some kind of dynamics was observed in the Armenia-Turkey informal relations. However, the meetings and discussions can't ensure a breakthrough in the near future," said Alexander Iskandaryan, director of Caucasus Institute. The possibility of normalization of relations between the two states is strong enough but Armenian and Turkish diplomacies have a great deal of work to do, according to him. 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 | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. |