Pope to Be Met in Turkey by Second-Class ProtocolNovember 20, 2006 - 15:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pope Benedict XVI's arrival in Turkey November 28 will be met with less ceremony than originally planned. The Pope has insisted on travelling to the Orthodox Patriarchate in the car of Greek Patriarch Batholomeos. Turkey's President Ahmet Necdet Sezer has responded to the decision by assigning a second-class protocol for the welcoming ceremony instead of a first-class protocol. That means there will not be 21 cannon shots fired and fewer soldiers present. The Pope will also stay at the Vatican Embassy rather than in the Glass House in the President's Çankaya Köşk, which is usually set aside for foreign visitors, reports Hurriyet. 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. |