Babacan: talks to normalize relations with Armenia advancedFebruary 9, 2009 - 11:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said talks to normalize relations with Armenia advanced during a meeting with RA President Serzh Sargsyan in Munich."We have a platform where we discuss our bilateral problems," Babacan told a news conference on the margins of the 45th Munich Security Conference. "These Turkey-Armenia talks were the most important and intensive since World War I," Babacan said, adding he hails positive contribution of third parties to the process. President Sargsyan, for his part, stressed to necessity to develop bilateral relations in the second half of the year. "Armenia is determined to collaborate with all countries of the region to make South Caucasus an alternative transportation route," he said, Anatolia News 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 | 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. |