Russian-Turkish relations can’t affect Russia’s attitude to ArmeniaJune 5, 2010 - 12:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian-Turkish relations can’t affect Russia’s attitude to Armenia, according to Leonid Reshetnikov, director of the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies (RISS). “Moscow and Ankara enjoy excellent economic relations. We also develop political cooperation,” he told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. At that he emphasized that “Armenia is our ally while Azerbaijan and Turkey are our strategic partners.” Dwelling on the Karabakh conflict, Reshetnikov said it’s a issue to be settled by Armenia and Azerbaijan. As to the use of force in resolving conflicts, he noted, “Georgian President did not want a peaceful resolution, so he lost Abkhazia and South Ossetia forever. Saakashvili had gone phut. But let’s not compare him to Aliyev. We will just hope that reason will dominate in this case.” 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 | Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei |