BRANCH OFFICE OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH BUSINESS UNION FOUNDED UNDER EUMay 1, 2003 - 19:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A branch office of the Armenian-Turkish Union of Entrepreneurs is founded under the European Union. As reported by "Arminfo" agency, union chairman, Turkish businessman Kaan Soyak stated upon the completion of a conference initiated by the European Parliament and devoted to the relations between Armenia and Turkey. In his statement at the conference, held in the building of the European Parliament, EU rapporteur on the Caucasus Per Garton called Turkey to open the border with Armenia. At the same time he emphasized the approach "opening the borders after settlement of contradictions" was not topical. In his opinion, "the border should be opened at first and the problems will be settled in the course of the time." As it was stated at the conference, there are many people at the EU, who believe in improvement of the Armenian-Turkish relations and stabilization of the situation in the South Caucasus. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |