Diyarbakir Turkish city celebrates Nowruz to the sound of Armenian artist’s musicMarch 21, 2011 - 20:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Huge celebrations kicked off March 20 in Diyarbakir Turkish city on the occasion of Nowruz holidays with the participation of hundreds of thousands of citizens. 500 thousands of citizens gathered to celebrate the occasion while 17 check points to inspect the citizens participating in the celebrations were deployed. The Kurdish politicians wore the Kurdish traditional costumes during the celebrations. The celebrations, which started after standing one minute in memory of the martyrs of democracy included speeches and songs. Thousands of people celebrated the Nowruz to the music of Kurdish artist of Armenian origin, Aram Tigran, deceased in 2009, Turkish media reported. 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 | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. 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. |