  No Armenians injured in Turkey coup attempt: Foreign Ministry July 16, 2016 - 12:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to preliminary data, no Armenians have been killed or injured during an attempted military coup in Turkey, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. In an earlier message, the Ministry said that Armenians who need assistance in Turkey must contact the Foreign office in Armenia (special hot line: +374 60 620552; A.manaserian@mfa.am, as well as via the Ministry’s social media pages). “No other country represents our interests there,” spokesman Tigran Balayan said in a tweet. An attempted military coup has apparently been defeated in Turkey, in a bid to oust the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, accusing him of undermining the country’s secular traditions. 104 people involved in the attempted coup were killed in clashes at military police command. In total, 1,563 members of the armed forces have been arrested, among them 29 colonels and five generals. At least 90 people were killed, a further 1,154 people have been wounded.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.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. |
