ARMENIAN-TURKISH BUSINESS COUNCIL CALLS TO SOONEST NORMALIZATION OF ANKARA-YEREVAN RELATIONSSeptember 25, 2003 - 21:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations and the recession of tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan should become important issues among the Caucasian problems to be solved in the near future, says a statement of the Turkish-Armenian Council for Business Development, "Arminfo" agency reported. The statement specifically notes that a state taking steps for establishing economic relations with neighboring countries, including with Greece, should also "face" Armenia, Anatolian News Agency reported. The statement underscores that Turkey should discuss future relations with Armenia exactly now, when the issue of sending Turkish military to Iraq is intensively discussed. 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 | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |