Erdogan keeps demanding apology from IsraelJuly 13, 2010 - 14:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated Turkey's expectations from Israel for the May 31 raid on Gaza-bound aid flotilla in which eight Turks and an American of Turkish origin were killed, the Anatolian Agency reported. "We have three expectations from Israel. We demand an apology, compensation for the families of victims and an end to Gaza blockade," Erdogan told a joint press conference in Serbia. "We will be a close follower of our expectations until the end," Erdogan said. Erdogan also accused U.S. administration of standing aloof from the death of a 19-year-old American citizen, Furkan Dogan. "It is meaningful that the U.S. administration is not interested in death of American citizen Furkan Dogan just because he is of Turkish origin. We expect U.S. administration to follow it," he said. "The U.S. administration remains silent on the issue." Upon a question on terrorism, Erdogan said, "I'd like to reiterate my call to EU member countries. Terrorism is not a problem of only Turkey. Terrorism is a trouble for humanity." 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 | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |