Baku fears lest Armenia and Turkey should reach agreementMay 13, 2009 - 19:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey always seeked to satisfy Azerbaijan, and PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent statement in Baku fully fits the logic of such policy, Turkologist Artak Shakaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent. "Turkey's stance on Karabakh is not so tough as premier Erdogan thought in Baku. Only because the statement was made in Baku it sounded so tough," Mr. Shakarayan noted. According to the Turkologist, Azrbaijan perfectly realizes that Armenian-Turkish talks continue, considering Washington and Moscow's interest in the process. Baku fears lest American scenario should work, leading to Armenian-Turkish ties normalization. Not to be left alone in such situation, Baku needs Moscow's support," Mr. Shakaryan stressed.After meeting with Azeri President Ilham Aliyev in Baku, Erdogan declared Turkey's determination of not opening border unless Karabakh issue is settled. "The current situation in Nagorno Karabak cannot and will not ever be accepted. Border was closed because of Karabakh conflict," Turkish premier told a news conference in Baku. 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 | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |