  TURKISH PRIME MINISTER PLEDGED TO TAKE MEASURES AGAINST ISRAEL FOR ACTIONS AGAINST PALESTINEApril 3, 2002 - 22:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit refused the opposition call to cancel the $668 million contract with Israel on modernization of tanks. «The deal is made and cannot be cancelled,» - the Premier said. «Arminfo» agency reports referring to «Associated Press,» the opposition parties in Turkey have called upon the country government to cancel the contract in response to Israel's actions against Palestine. At the same time Ecevit noted Turkey could take certain influence measures regarding Israel. But the Premier did not specify what kind of measures he exactly meant.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating  Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1.U.S. “very clear” with Azerbaijan: “It’s time to make peace with Armenia” James O'Brien has said that the United States is “very clear” with Azerbaijani that it is a time to make peace with Armenia.PACE adopts resolution on Armenia's commitment to reforms PACE welcomed the electoral reforms implemented by Armenia in accordance with the recommendations of the Venice Commission.Armenia, Germany discuss ties, South Caucasus peace process Armenian lawmakers met with the Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, Tobias Lindner. |
