Gül seeks four-way summit to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh rowMay 8, 2009 - 20:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish President Abdullah Gül plans to convene a for-way summit with participation of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Russia for discussing possibilities of establishing peace between Yerevan and Baku, Turkish Today's Zaman periodical reports, relying on information sources. According to the periodical, Gül planned to step up efforts for the four-way summit after he met with Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan in Prague on Thursday. The venue and date of the proposed four-way summit will become clear after the talks Gül and Erdoğan will have with Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian leaders.Mr. Gül also noted that Russia plays a key role in the region and it cannot be excluded from efforts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |