Black Sea region stability important for the entire worldNovember 14, 2008 - 13:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of Turkish Parliamentary EU Adjustment Committee Yasar Yakis delivered a speech on Black Sea and Georgia Crisis at the International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS) in Athens on 13 November 2008.Yakis called for support to Turkey's proposal for the establishment of the Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform and said that peace and stability in the Black Sea region does not solely concern the region's countries. "If the stability in the region is undermined, it would affect the entire world as it was during the recent crisis in Georgia," he said, the Anatolian 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 | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |