Turks, Azerbaijanis protest outside Armenian embassy in ParisSeptember 18, 2012 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Several Turkish and Azerbaijani organizations staged protest outside Armenian embassy in Paris. The demonstration, organized by French Turks Federation through support of Azeri lobbies of Netherlands and Germany, came as a response to Armenians’ protests in front of Azerbaijani embassy in Paris, due Sept. 18. As Paris-based journalist Jean Eckian reported, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev is expected to attend the opening of the “Islamic Art” exhibition in the Louvre, as well as meet with his French counterpart François Hollande, despite Armenian community’s protests. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |