Turkish army says national interests top priority in diplomatic relationsJanuary 30, 2009 - 18:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - National interests should be a priority, Turkish Brig. Gen. Metin Gurak said when commenting on yesterday's incident at Davos panel.Gurak also said there is no problem with deliveries of Israel-produced Heron unmanned aerial vehicles. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan walked off the stage after an angry exchange with the Israeli president, Shimon Peres, during a panel discussion on Gaza at the World Economic Forum on Thursday, and vowed never to return to the annual gathering. Turkey is still using Israeli-made equipment in its fight against the terrorist PKK organization, including the unmanned aerial vehicles called Heron. Trade between the two countries has reached nearly $3 billion with increased investment by both countries' companies. Gurak also responded a question on possibility of sending Peace Forces to Gaza after permanent ceasefire is brokered. "There are no concrete developments regarding the issue. When the time comes, if the related parties reach a consensus, the possibility of engaging Turkish soldiers in an international monitoring group could be considered," he said, the state-run Anatolian Agency reported. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |