  Netherlands Offers to Toughen Measures on TurkeyDecember 6, 2006 - 13:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Dutch government in addition to the European Union decision to suspend talks with Turkey on 8 items offered to toughen the accession terms. Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot addressed a special letter to the parliament. The letter says that in response to Turkey's refusal to open sea and airports for Cyprus tougher measures should be applied. Local observers remark that the Minister's letter was sent at the period when the French President and German Chancellor held a meeting to discuss the states' joint position on Turkey. As extra measures the possibility to suspend the talks on free travel of the population, transport, agriculture, banking services, etc was considered. The situation will be clarified after December 11, the deadline set for Ankara, reports Trend news agency.  Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
