Israel, Turkey to hold another round of talks to mend tiesJuly 9, 2011 - 12:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Having failed to resolve their differences during three-day talks this week, Turkey and Israel will hold another round of negotiations later this month in New York, Hürriyet Daily News reported. “The talks are expected to be concluded in late July,” said Özdem Sanberk, the Turkish member of the UN panel investigating the Israeli raid on the aid ship Mavi Marmara. The schedule of the next round of negotiations is not set yet but the talks will take place in New York, said Sanberk. “There has been no change in the negotiating team.” Turkey was represented in this week’s talks by Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioğlu, Ambassador Mithat Rende and Sanberk. The UN panel, which includes two international experts as well as Turkish and Israeli representatives, is expected to submit its report to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon before July 27. The two countries’ officials are supposed to resolve the deadlock by that time. Both Turkey and Israel see a window of opportunity to mend fences amid the regional unrest. Observers say a compromise will benefit both sides, increasing Ankara’s leverage as a UN vote on Palestinian statehood looms in September and expanding its room to maneuver in regional peace mediation efforts. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |