Opening of Armenian-Turkish border not linked to Karabakh conflict resolutionMay 14, 2009 - 14:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The main idea of the Armenian-Turkish agreement on road map is that normalization of relations should proceed simultaneously with the Karabakh conflict settlement process but independently of it, a Turkish professor said. "Opening of the Armenian-Turkish border is not linked to Karabakh conflict resolution," Mustafa Aydin, professor of international relations department at Tobb University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. As to Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Azerbaijan, prof. Aydin said it was a PR move. "Actually, Turkish PM visited Baku to negotiate some energy issues, specifically Nabucco project ands Azeri gas price. I think that if Armenian-Turkish and Armenian-Azerbaijani relations are normalized, Armenia will become a full-fledged member of Nabucco project," he said. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |