Panturkists to offer namaz on ruins of Ani in response to Holy Cross liturgyPanARMENIAN.Net - The leader of National Movement (MHP) Turkish opposition party, Devlet Bahceli, called on his supporters to pray October 1 namaz on the ruins of Ani. Sabah Turkish newspaper characterized this step as Bahceli’s response to Akhtamar’s Holy Cross liturgy on September 19. The decision to open the parliament’s fall session the with a prayer in Ani was adopted at МНР meeting in Istanbul. Bahceli has been repeatedly cited as asserting that the monuments in Kars and Ani belong to the Ottoman epoch. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. Partner news |