  Turkish Government Members to be Present At Hrant Dink's FuneralJanuary 20, 2007 - 16:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Government Members will be present at the funeral of Hrant Dink, stated Turkish Prime Minister Rejep Tayyep Erdoghan. He expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the journalist and promised to find the murderers. "We must investigate all aspects of this crime," Erdoghan stressed. Editor-in-Chief of bilingual Armenian-Turkish 'Agos' weekly Hrant Dink was shot dead near his editorial office in the center of Istanbul yesterday. Turkish police has arrested 8 suspects for Dink's assassination. Armenia, U.S.A., Germany, Council of Europe, OSCE and Armenian Diaspora worldwide have condemned Hrant Dink's assassination.   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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |
