Germany Indignant At Disgusting Assassination of Hrant DinkJanuary 20, 2007 - 14:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The German MFA spread Germany's official statement as a EU Chairman-in-Office state on bilingual Armenian-Turkish 'Agos' weekly editor Hrant Dink's assassination. The statement says, the EU Chairman-in-Office state is indignant at this disgusting murder and expresses its deep condolences to the family members and friends of Hrant Dink." "The Chairman-in-Office is sure that the Turkish authorities will reveal this criminal act as soon as possible and does not have slightest doubts that Ankara will keep on going through the way of fulfilling freedom of opinion," the statement says. The German MFA also underscores Hrant Dink was a brave journalist, who realized that his professional activity on the fight for democracy and freedom of opinion, harbors a great risk for his own life. "But at the same time he always kept the sense of proportion and avoided provoking confrontation. He unambiguously was in favor of democratic reforms in Turkey. That's why Hrant Dink enjoyed great respect not only among different layers of Turkish society but also in Europe," says the document, RIA 'Novosti' reports. 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 | 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. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |