  Armenian, Syrian, Greek students protest against Erdogan in Budapest February 6, 2013 - 13:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived for an official visit to Budapest on Tuesday, February 6. Erdogan was sheduled to deliver a lecture on Democracy in Turkey at ELTE Universtity, with Armenian, Greek and Syrian students refused attendance, as absence of free places was cited. “Clearly, this was another demonstration of Turkish democracy in action,” a Budapest-based activist Alex Avanesyan told PanARMENIAN.Net Throughout Erdogan's lecture, Syrian, Armenian and Greek students protested outside the university, calling Erdogan a terrorist, demanding to recognize the Armenian Genocide and put an end to attacks on innocent people in Turkey.   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 |  Latest 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.” |
