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.![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |