Society of Turks Meskhetian Watan to leave Azerbaijan next yearAugust 27, 2009 - 20:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - From next year the society of Turks Meskhetians Vatan (Motherland) will terminate its activities in Azerbaijan, Ibrahim Burkhanov, head of the society, told the Georgia-on-line news agency. According to him, by the decision of the Georgian government some ten thousand Meskhetian Turks, who lived in Azerbaijan, began returning to their ancestral lands. "This will result in terminating the activities of our society," he said. Ibrahim Burkhanov also reported that in May 2010 he will leave Azerbaijan and will continue his activities in Georgia. 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. |