Karabakh problem can be part of agenda of PATC first sessionAugust 26, 2009 - 16:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The first session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkic-speaking Countries (PATC) to be held in Baku in September may debate the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The agenda and issues to be discussed in the session will be shaped the first meeting of the general assembly. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict may also be included in the agenda," Nizami Jafarov, Azeri MP and Member of the Azeri Delegation to PATC said.According to him, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan refused from joining PATC. "These countries have not yet made a final decision on this issue. There is a hope that Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will join the organization," the deputy said. An agreement was reached at the last year's meeting of heads of the Turkish-countries' parliaments held in Istanbul to form the Parliamentary Assembly which included Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey. Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan refused to join it. Jafarov said the Association of the Parliamentary Journalists will be soon formed under the PATC. "If even the Turkmen and Uzbek parliamentarians do not attend the Baku session of the PA, journalists of these countries can be invited to this event. At present we are working over these issues," he said to Trend News. 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 | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |