Kurds threaten war unless Erdogan solves their issuesJune 2, 2011 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Congress DTK co-chair and Van candidate Aysel Tugluk said Kurdish people will start a war unless their issue is solved. “We can patiently await a solution, but won’t have our rights ignored,” she stressed. The candidature of the former advocate of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan is supported by the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), Ihlas Kurdish news agency reported. Parliamentary election in Turkey is set for June 12. АКР Justice and Development Party headed by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds the leadership, followed by Republican People's Party (CHP) and nationalists which may overcome a 10% barrier. 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 | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. 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. |