Breakthrough in Karabakh process unlikely in near futureSeptember 27, 2008 - 15:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey has been leading efforts to initiate talks on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, and the three-way talks are a first step in this direction, a Turkish expert said. A breakthrough is unlikely to emerge in the short term, given the approaching elections in Azerbaijan and the fact that Armenia would not take any radical step without the blessing of Russia, said Yildiz Deveci Bozkus, expert at the Ankara-based Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies (ASAM), Today's Zaman reports. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |