Turkish Parliament: Israel Friendship Group no moreJanuary 24, 2009 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey-Israel interparliamentary friendship group does not exist anymore.Turkey-Israel interparliamentary friendship group does not exist anymore. The Turkish MPs took the decision in protest of Israel offensive in Gaza that killed more than 1300 Palestinians with a quarter of children and wounded 5300 in 22 days of bombardments, the World Bulletin reports. Condemning the Cast Lead operation Israel launched in Gaza, Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan called to ban Israel from the UN. Visits of Israeli officials to Turkey were cancelled. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |