Erdogan criticizes European Parliament’s report as one-sidedMarch 11, 2011 - 18:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rebuked the European Union over its policies toward Turkey and criticized the European Parliament’s latest report as one-sided. “Regretfully, the Turkish public has become frustrated by anti-enlargement remarks and debates as to whether Turkey is a part of Europe,” Erdogan said during a luncheon with the ambassadors of EU countries. “It is only possible for Turkey to accept reports from the EU if they are neutral, unbiased and unhampered by the internal politics of the bloc’s parliament,” Hurriyet Daily News quoted him as saying. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |