Russia won't allow Turkey's mediation in Karabakh processSeptember 9, 2008 - 19:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will hardly trust Turkey, a pro-Azeri country, as a mediator in the Karabakh process, Svante Cornell, research director of the Stockholm Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, told a PanARMENIAN.Net when commenting on Turkish President Gul's intention to mediate tensions between the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders. "Besides, Russia, the Co-chair in the OSCE Minsk Group, wants to maintain the format and will hardly allow Turkey into the process," he said. Earlier, Gul said he intends to mediate tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan. "I have enlisted support of my Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan to arrange the meeting. And I am hopeful to receive consent from Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev. I will meet with him soon to discuss the details and will brief on the outcomes of my visit to Armenia," he said. Today he said that the OSCE Minsk Group failed to produce effect during 17 years of its mediation. The Turkey-Armenia and Azerbaijan-Armenia issues are not only bilateral but also territorial, according to him. "The situation in the region has changed. Resolution of conflicts will lead to political and economic stability," Gul said. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |