Mannheimer Morgen: Hatred of Turkish nationalists is boundlessApril 20, 2007 - 18:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Obviously hatred of Turkish nationalists is boundless. The terrible assassinations in Malatia displayed that fanatics are capable of committing even such monstrous crimes. Radical nationalist publicly label Christians as enemies of the country, recently attacks became more frequent and sometimes with deadly ends," German newspaper Mannheimer Morgen writes. The author of the article says, claims as if Christian missioners undermine political and religious bases of the Turkish State, are absurd. There are only about 100 000 Christians in Turkey, which has 70 million population. "The tiny minority that wishes to be left alone, at the same time keeps on struggling for the rights of religious community," the newspaper underlines. Three evangelic pastors have been assassinated in Malatya - Turkey. The ecclesiastics were lacerated innumerable blows of knives, so much that they were unrecognizable. The genitals would have been torn off. Five principal suspects stopped by the Turkish Police have from 17 to 20 years old. 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 | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |