Ankara can send ambassador to Armenia in exchange for consent to form commission of historians?November 24, 2008 - 16:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The talks between the Armenian and Turkish Foreign Ministers, Edward Nalbandian and Ali Babacan, will focus on five issues: formation of a joint commission of historians, the terms of withdrawal of the Armenian troops from Nagorno Karabakh, opening of the Armenian-Turkish border, preparation for the visit of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to Turkey and the Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform, Cumhurriyet Turkish daily reports. It is also reported that Ali Babacan will propose his Armenian counterpart to send an envoy to Armenia without establishment of diplomatic relations in exchange for Yerevan's consent to form a joint commission of historians. The Ministers will not refer to the Armenian Genocide issue. Edward Nalbandian is in Istanbul to attend a session of the BSEC Secretariat. 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 |