Turkey cannot act as broker in Karabakh peace dealDecember 19, 2009 - 17:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The paces of Karabakh settlement talks depend on Baku, Armenia's Prime Minister Tigran Szasrgsyan told Hürriyet in an interview.Criticizing Azerbaijan's warlike statements, he particularly noted, "We have to be ready for war as history taught us." "Should Azeris feel we are not ready for war, nothing will stop them from breaking the peace. That's not something we are afraid of," Armenian Premier said, ruling out the possibility of Turkey's acting as broker in Karabakh peace deal. "It may impede the development of our relations, which is in neither Turkey's nor our interest," 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |