Turkey going to build wall at border with Iraqi KurdistanSeptember 8, 2007 - 16:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following the example of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Israel and the U.S., Turkey is going to build a 470 km "security wall" at the border with Iraqi Kurdistan. The project will cost $2.3 billion, Kurdistan.ru reports quoting Yeni Safak newspaper. Iraqi Kurdistan is situated in the north of Iraq bordering with Syria, Turkey and Iran. It covers a territory of 80 thousand km2. 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 |