ISSUED IN MILAN TOURIST MAP WITH NAMES OF ARMENIAN HISTORICAL TERRITORIES CREATED SCANDAL IN TURKISH PARLIAMENTApril 21, 2004 - 19:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The tourist map issued recently by the representative office of one of Turkish airlines in the Italian city of Milan caused a scandal in the Turkish parliament. The fact is that the map contained the names of the former Armenian territories. As reported by Turkish media, the northeast of Turkey was marked as "Armenia" and southeast as "Kurdistan". According to the sources, names of other Armenian historical territories were also printed on the map. As the representatives of the airline stated later, the map was published through the fault of the company employees, who had carelessly downloaded it from the Internet. Meanwhile, Turkish deputy Emin Shirin, who raised the question in the parliament, asked Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Erdogan whether administrative or juridical investigation of the incident had been launched. Shirin demanded to apply sanctions (not only administrative ones) against the airline employees. 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 | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. |