Hurriyet: Ankara welcomes Sargsyan's plan to invite Gul to ArmeniaJune 30, 2008 - 18:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ankara welcomed Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's plans to invite his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul to Armenia to attend the match between Armenian and Turkish soccer teams, Hurriyet reports quoting sources in the Turkish government.According to the newspaper's observer, tensions between Yerevan and Baku somehow alleviated. "Serzh Sargsyan's invitation is the evidence of this. Moreover, launch of Yerevan-Antalya flight is a positive fact. Armavia's plane with 140 tourists landed in Antalya the other day. Some 50 thousand Armenians are expected to arrive in Turkey this year. Turks are loyal to Armenians who illegally arrive in their country for earnings. Three years ago there were 40 thousand Armenians, this year the figure reaches 70 thousand. With commodity turnover totaling $160 million, Turkey is Armenia's third major trade partner," the newspaper says. During a recent meeting with representatives of the Armenian community of Moscow, President Sargsyan said he will take steps for normalizing relations with Turkey. "I will probably invite Turkish President to Yerevan to attend the match between our soccer teams," he said. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |