Turkey’s opposition leader to meet minority representatives May 8, 2012 - 15:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey’s main opposition leader is scheduled to meet with minority group representatives in Istanbul on May In attendance at the dinner, organized by the Adalar Municipality, will be Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and the leading names from the Armenian, Roma, Jewish, Syriac and Catholic communities in Turkey. The minority summit comes just days after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s statement that the ruling party’s “red-lines are a single state, a single nation, a single flag and a single religion.” The minority leaders invited include Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew, Turkey’s chief rabbi İzak Haleva and Armenian Acting Patriarch Aram Ateşyan.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia  The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway.Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said.Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said.Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. |
