Turkey's ex-foreign minister does not believe in Armenian-Turkish reconciliation in near futureMay 16, 2009 - 20:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ex-foreign minister of Turkey İlter Türkmen belives, that in the nearest future Ankara will not be able to normalize relations with Yerevan. According to the retired diplomat, normalization of relations with Armenia is somehow linked to the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, but I thought that link was with the withdrawal of Armenia from the six regions adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh, not Nagorno-Karabakh itself," I.lter Tu"rkmen, a former foreign minister, said. "But what the prime minister says now is different. He says normalization is not possible unless Armenia withdraws from Nagorno-Karabakh, which basically means there will be no normalization before a settlement to the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh."He added, that "this is a very complicated problem, as complicated as Cyprus, and perhaps even worse," Turkmen said. "It seems that in the foreseeable future we will not be able to normalize relations with Armenia and we will lose the momentum that was opened up by the president's visit to Armenia," Turkmen said. 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. |