RA MFA inquired Turkish Embassy in Georgia about detainment of Armenians in IstanbulOctober 16, 2007 - 15:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Foreign Ministry inquired the Turkish Embassy in Georgia about the detained Armenians in Turkey. No response have followed yet, RA MFA Acting Spokesman Tigran Balayan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Meanwhile, as PanARMENIAN.Net came to know from a reliable source, all detained are kept in Istanbul. According to Armenia's representative in the BSEC, Karen Mirzoyan, informal sources confirm arrest of Armenian citizens. "They were detained for further deportation to Armenia because of violation of visa regime," Mirzoyan said. Earlier, Irish Times newspaper reported that some 100 Armenians - illegal migrants - were detained in Turkey and will be deported soon. "They exile is eyed as revenge for adoption of the Armenian Genocide resolution by the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs," the newspaper said. 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 | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |