  Turkey says it will change ‘concept of diaspora’ December 24, 2011 - 12:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey renews its rhetoric to hamper the process of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide. ”Turkey will change its concept of diaspora,” Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said. “Turkish officials are supposed have face to face talks on joint history with anyone who migrated from Anatolia from whichever religion or sect they were, including Armenians, Greeks and Jews. They are our diasporas,” he said. “Turkey would tell how France and some colonialists had set riot between us in that era.” “Ankara will raise its voice against the French bill all around the world,” Davutoğlu said, adding that Turkey will decide whether to “sharpen or ease” measures against France according to Paris’ attitude, Hurriyet Daily News reported. In a related development, parliament speaker Cemil Çiçek said that the adoption of the bill made the France friendship group in parliament redundant and announced that its 350-odd members began resigning.   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 |  Latest 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. |
