Kurdish politicians to visit U.S.April 20, 2012 - 13:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The co-chairs of Turkey’s Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) will visit the United States for meetings with officials and civil society, to try to build support for their position on the Kurdish conflict. “The U.S. approach on the Kurdish issue has been based on unilateral information from the government. They should see the other side of the coin and lend us an ear as well,” sources close to BDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş quoted him as telling his aides. During the April 22 to 29 trip, Demirtaş will be accompanied by BDP co-chair Gültan Kışanak, BDP lawmaker Nazmi Gür as well as independent deputy Ahmet Türk, who heads the Kurdish umbrella organization, the Democratic Society Congress (DTK). The delegation is expected to visit several cities, Hurriyet Daily News reported. 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 | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. |