Turks in Igdir go on hunger strike against ArmeniaOctober 18, 2010 - 10:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Members of Igdir-based provincial society for “struggle against Armenian claims” went on hunger strike “to protest Armenia’s policy towards Azerbaijan.” According to Turkish media reports, the goal of the two-day action is to call on the international community and the OSCE Minsk Group to intensify efforts for resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Igdir, a town in the eastern Turkey, is now populated by Kurds and Azerbaijanis and is considered to be a stronghold of Islamic fundamentalism, along with Erzerum. Before 1915, Armenians constituted the overwhelming majority of Igdir’s population. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |