Babacan: recent crisis in Caucasus made Armenia and Azerbaijan revise their attitudesSeptember 23, 2008 - 15:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said that Armenian officials seem to be sincere for solution of problems. Babacan, who is currently in New York for UN General Assembly meetings, said that during Turkish President Abdullah Gul's visit to Armenia, the RA officials spoke out for normalization of relations not only with Turkey but also with Azerbaijan. Babacan said that the recent crisis in Caucasus made countries in the region revise their attitudes, adding that Armenia and Azerbaijan are also among these countries. Babacan said that he and President Gul evaluated that new situation as a good opportunity and visited Armenia. "Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan have strong will to solve problems," he said. Babacan said that all problems are related with each other, and representatives of the three countries would meet on Friday to discuss them, Turkish media 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |