German Interior Minister arrives in Istanbul![]() January 13, 2016 - 14:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere arrived in Istanbul on Wednesday, Jan 13, after a suicide bomb attack killed 10 tourists, most of them Germans, Hurriyet Daily News reports. De Maiziere will visit the site of the attack and then have a discussion with Turkish officials, which will be followed by a press conference, a ministry spokesman said. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at least eight Germans were among the dead and Berlin warned its nationals to keep away from public places and tourist attractions. The assault took place near the famous Blue Mosque in Sultanahmet, a district home to Istanbul's biggest concentration of historic monuments. The Turkish government said that an Islamic State suicide bomber was behind the attack. Photo: Sueddeutsche Zeitung 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 |