PEOPLE IN TURKEY DO NOT LIKE STATEMENTS OF THE POPE CONDEMNING THE GENOCIDE OF ARMENIANSOctober 1, 2001 - 23:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The hysteria because of the statements of the Pope, who again condemned the genocide of Armenians in 1915, does not become calm. People in Ankara think the fact that the head of the Catholic Church did not use the generally known international term defining genocide in his speech in Tsitsernakaberd is nonrandom. (The head of the Catholic Church said this word Armenian but this does not change its meaning). At the same time, Turkish media expresses sorrows as Pope said the word "genocide" last day of his visit, ignoring the warnings expressed in the official note addressed to him by Turkey's MFA the day before. In this document Ankara addressed the head of the Catholic Church with a call to refrain from the expressions able to aggravate the relations. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |