Babacan: Turkish diplomacy seeks for ways of dialogue with ArmeniaOctober 9, 2007 - 17:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Obstacles to the development of the Turkish-Armenian relations are posed by problems in the history of our peoples on one hand, and by the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia and territorial claims on the other hand," Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said. "In this situation, Turkish diplomacy seeks to find ways of dialogue with Armenia," he said. "Recently participating at the General Assembly in New York, I met with the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Vartan Oskanian and I told him that we are neighbors and we need to exist in the way of dialogue and cooperation. We have historical problems, but we should try to regulate our problems in a peaceful and civilized manner and should face the future," he said, Trend news agency reports. 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 | Yerevan to host 6th meeting of Asia Initiative Yerevan will host the meeting on June 24-25, according to statements from Armenia’s State Revenue Committee and the Asia Initiative. EU welcomes Armenia's proposal for ceasefire monitoring mechanism Toivo Klaar, EU's Special Representative for South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, welcomed the proposal. Atom Egoyan film coming to Golden Apricot Yerevan Festival Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan’s latest film, Seven Veils, is the opening film at GAIFF 2024. Armenia denies more of Azerbaijan’s ceasefire violations Yerevan has denied statements from Baku accusing the Armenian army of violating the ceasefire on the border with Azerbaijan. |