Erdogan: Ankara will achieve peace in the regionMay 13, 2009 - 21:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Last-year war between Georgia and Russia in August showed the fragility of the situation in the region and the significance of securing the stability in the Caucasus. In this connection Ankara suggested the project of Stability and Partnership Platform in the Caucasus. This was stated by Turkey's prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Meli Mejlis of Azerbaijan. According to him, Turkey's and Azerbaijan's opinions related to the regional geopolitics are the same and the most significant issue of Turkey's foreign policy is the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh problem. "We will achieve peace on Azeri soil, return of all refugees to their lands. In current Armenian-Turkish talks we primarily think about that and the issue of the Nagorno Karabakh is the most important," said Erdogan. As the prime minister of Turkey state, there are no peace and stability in the Caucasus without settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh problem. "Achieving peace is the main purpose of our talks with Armenia and perspectives will be useful for all, including Azerbaijan," 1news.az 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 | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |