Armenians of Lebanon Unanimous on Not Admitting Turkish Peacekeepers to LebanonSeptember 12, 2006 - 14:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Not to allow Turkish peacekeepers to Southern Lebanon as part of the UN peacekeeping forces, we act as a united front, editor-in-chief of the Azdak, the largest Armenian newspaper of Lebanon, Shahan Kandakharyan stated in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net In his words, at the community level Armenian political parties and NGOs will make statements. «The Armenian community has no discrepancies over this issue. We also hold protest actions in front of a number of embassies of western countries. We handed letters to ambassadors and diplomatic representatives, indicating grounds for not admitting Turkish troops in the south of Lebanon. The special message of Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is among respective actions,» he said. The editor-in-chief of the Azdak also noted that local, regional and world media pay much attention to protest actions of the Armenian community. «We hope our efforts will not be in vain and Turkey will not be included in the UN peacekeeping contingent. A country, which is a strategic and military partner of Israel and blocks Cyprus must not be admitted to Lebanon. Also a country, where human rights are violated and the Armenian Genocide of 1915 is denied cannot take part in settlemetn of the Middle East crisis,» noted Shahan Kandakharyan. 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 | 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. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |