Society of Turks Meskhetian Watan to leave Azerbaijan next yearAugust 27, 2009 - 20:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - From next year the society of Turks Meskhetians Vatan (Motherland) will terminate its activities in Azerbaijan, Ibrahim Burkhanov, head of the society, told the Georgia-on-line news agency. According to him, by the decision of the Georgian government some ten thousand Meskhetian Turks, who lived in Azerbaijan, began returning to their ancestral lands. "This will result in terminating the activities of our society," he said. Ibrahim Burkhanov also reported that in May 2010 he will leave Azerbaijan and will continue his activities in Georgia. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |