Ankara Decided to Freeze Political and Military Relations with ParisOctober 20, 2006 - 17:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish government has determined "sanctions to be applied against France" in protest of the bill penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial. Official Ankara decided to "freeze all bilateral relations in political and military fields." French companies will be deprived of the right to participate in the tenders for Turkish defense and energy projects. The prohibition will first of all refer to the projects of nuclear power plants construction, each costing $5 billion. Besides, French companies will be removed from the tenders announced by the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, reports Azeri Press.![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |