  Hrant Dink Had Presentiment about His Death?January 19, 2007 - 19:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The first that comes to mind is my conversations with Hrant Dink. He used to say he is in danger. One should have big courage to speak in the Turkish public of topics Dink dared to speak," Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the RA Academy of Sciences Ruben Safrastyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. In his words, Dink's assassination has become a logical and tragic result of the current situation in Turkey. "The wide-scale Armenian Genocide denial campaign launched by the Turkish authorities has created an atmosphere of anti-Armenian psychosis. Hrant Dink fell the first victim to this policy," Safrastayn underscored.  Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims  Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |
