  Abdullah Gul: I support the idea of Article 301 to changeOctober 3, 2007 - 18:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Wednesday in Strasbourg that there were problems with a contentious law that makes it a crime to insult Turkish identity and it needed to be changed.Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk and slain ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink were prosecuted under the law, which the EU wants Turkey to scrap. Article 301 has been used to prosecute journalists, writers and academics. "I support the idea of Article 301 to change," Gul told journalists at the Council of Europe, the Associated Press reports.   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 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. |
