TURKISH PRESS EVIDENCES OBVIOUS AGGRAVATION OF ISRAELI-TURKISH RELATIONSMay 22, 2003 - 22:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to publications in the Turkish press, the Israeli-Turkish relations are obviously aggravating recently. Specifically, as noted in an analytical article by "Zaman" Islamist newspaper, one of US influential Jewish organizations - Jewish National Security Institute - has condemned Ankara stand towards the US displayed both in the course of the anti-Iraqi military campaign and the subsequent period. The statement released by the organization emphasized in previous years Jewish organizations had assisted Turks many times, including in lobbying to prevent US recognition of the Armenian genocide. "Until now we did not wish to publicly blame Turkey. We supposed Ankara to settle relations with the US after the war. However, we were wrong in the issue," - the US Jewish community representatives stated. 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 | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |