Possibilities to assist detained Armenians in Istanbul limited: MinistryFebruary 11, 2016 - 16:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Preliminary data suggest there are Armenian citizens among those arrested over the murder of an elderly couple in Istanbul, Armenia's Foreign Ministry said in a Facebook post. Due to a lack of diplomatic relations with Turkey, possibilities of providing consular assistance are limited. The Armenian Foreign Ministry currently follows the development of events, ready to offer more information, if necessary. Eight people were arrested on charges of involvement in the murder of 85-year-old Hagop Demirci. According to some publications, the detainees were citizens of Armenia and Georgia. An elderly Armenian couple - Seta Demirci, 79, and her husband Hagop - in Istanbul were victims of a home invasion robbery, but the manner in which they were found indicates that they were targeted because they were Armenian. Hagop Demirci was pronounced dead due to strangulation, while Seta Demirci was rushed to the hospital. The site reported that the couple’s housekeeper, knocking on the door and not receiving a response, alerted their nephew, who lives nearby, and who opened the apartment door to find the two bound and gagged and their valuables stolen. The couple’s apartment is located near Gezi Park in Istanbul. Elderly Armenians have recently been a target of violence in Istanbul and the surrounding suburbs. Related links: Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |