Gul's visit to Yerevan won't damage Turkey-Azerbaijan relationsSeptember 3, 2008 - 14:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic said Azerbaijan will benefit from Gul's visit to Armenia."Dialog has always been an effective measure," he said when commenting on Azeri reaction to Gul's forthcoming visit to the Armenian capital. "Turkey pursues a clear policy. This visit will not damage the Turkey-Azerbaijan relations. It will be just an ordinary soccer game," the Ambassador said. He refuted hearsay that Gul's visit will be crowned with opening of the Armenian-Turkish border. "The issue won't be discussed unless the Karabakh problem is resolved," he said, the Azeri Press Agency 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 | 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. |