Turkish Premier criticizes USA for absence of support "in its fight against Kurdish terrorists"July 5, 2007 - 17:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The words by our friends that Workers' Party of Kurdistan (PKK) is a terrorist organization, is not enough for Turkey. We want an implementation of these words," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan stated. He focused on the issue of terrorism in the 5th World Chambers Congress hosted by Turkey. Around 600 businessmen attended the congress. The former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright was also among the participants.The Turkish Premier also underlined that the human conscience should adopt a common attitude towards damage to the environment, terrorism, violence and legal wars in crisis regions in the world. "Civilization is not only the global free circulation of the products that we produce. The extent of civilization is the extent to which human values are embraced and applied. We are carrying out a fight against international terrorism. And we expect the same thing from the seemingly friend countries. An international joint fight against terrorism is a must. The rationale that the terrorists in your territory are bad, the terrorists in my territory are good, especially should be abandoned," Recep Erdogan said, Sabah newspaper 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |