CoE Secretary General Condemned Hrant Dink's AssassinationJanuary 20, 2007 - 16:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - CoE Secretary General Terry Davis condemned Hrant Dink's assassination. "I am profoundly shocked and saddened by the murder of journalist and writer Hrant Dink. I join Prime Minister Erdoghan in condemnation of this heinous crime and commend his pledge to bring the perpetrators to justice," said Terry Davis. In his words, Hrant Dink had the courage to write about a painful period in the history of both Turkey and the whole region. "His works were always written in a sincere spirit of reconciliation. It is important that citizens in every country have the right to discuss freely their national history. I offer my deepest sympathy to the family, friends and colleagues of Hrant Dink," Terry Davis underlines, the CoE Press Office 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |