Worsening of Turkish-Israeli relations may lead to temporary “refocusing” at CaucasusJune 7, 2010 - 18:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director General of the Foundation of Strategic Culture Andrey Areshev said that the worsening of the Turkish-Israeli relations may lead to a temporary “refocusing” of interested parties from the events at Caucasus (specifically, around the Karabakh conflict settlement) to Near East problems, the resolution of which becomes more difficult. “Possibly, the events around the so-called “Peace Flotilla” will moderate ambitions of Israel, which has been attempting to position itself as an active player at the South Caucasus during recent years. Meanwhile Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan have once again faced the growing regional ambitions of Ankara,” Areshev told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. 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. |