  April 24 is a Day of Silence for Armenian community of TurkeyApril 24, 2007 - 22:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "April 24 is a Day of Silence for the Armenian community of Turkey. Days that precede and follow April 24 are not perceived as a time, when moves must be initiated on the Armenian issue," said Ara Kochunyan, editor-in-chief of Istanbul based "Zhamanak" newspaper. He said, traditionally the Armenian community of Turkey does not organize any mass events on April 24, this day within the community is a Day of Silence. According to Kochunyan, as to the possibility of changes in the atmosphere concerning the Armenian issue proceeding from the latest events, particularly the Hrant Dink murder and his funeral, when thousands of Turks came with slogans "We all Hrant Dinks, we all are Armenians", it meant that those people came to protest against the assassination of Hrant Dink, "Agos" Armenian-Turkish bilingual editor-in-chief. "We cannot interpret otherwise the protest of those people," Ara Kochunyan stressed, RFE RL 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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
