Turkey concerned over incidents at Armenian-Azeri contact lineJune 6, 2012 - 21:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “We are following the developments with deep concern,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Selçuk Ünal said on Tuesday, June 6 when asked about Turkey's position. Meanwhile, Turkish Interior Minister İdris Naim Şahin met with Azerbaijani Minister of Internal Affairs Ramil Usubov in Ankara on Tuesday. Also, Gen. Hayri Kıvrıkoğlu, Turkish Land Forces commander, left for Baku on Tuesday as part of a series of visits by Turkish military staff to boost military cooperation with Azerbaijan. Kıvrıkoğlu’s visit will end on Friday. Earlier in February, Chief of General Staff Gen. Necdet Özel visited the country. Following Kıvrıkoğlu’s visit, Rear Adm. Serdar Dülger, the coast guard commander, will also visit Baku on June 19-22. During the visits, aspects of Turkish-Azerbaijani military cooperation will be discussed and a total of 14 agreements will be signed, according to Today's Zaman. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |