Iranian gas to enable Armenia to join Nabucco projectSeptember 9, 2009 - 20:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Statements on Azerbaijan's intention to open border with Armenia is a good impulse from Baku, Paata Zakareashvili, Program Director at Center for Development and Cooperation, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "If Karabakh conflict is impossible to resolve within coming years, Armenian-Turkish rapprochement will be a good chance for moving forward with the process. But if it is in frozen state, there will hardly be any changes," Georgian expert said. Not anticipating any breakthrough in Karabakh process, the expert nonetheless believes in possibility of certain progress. "I think such dynamics will be first of all related to Turkey. In my opinion, Ankara is attempting to conduct balanced policy with Yerevan and Baku," Zakareashvili noted. With regard to Nabucco project, expert believes that pipeline's being filled with Iranian gas will increase Armenia's likelihood of joining the project. "But if pipeline is supplied with Azerbaijani gas, that will hardly be possible" he added. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |