Islamic extremism is the major problem for EuropeJuly 9, 2007 - 16:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Europeans to defend their values, reminding them about the necessity to adhere to Christian principles and indicating where the security threat for Europe and the whole world comes from. Angela Merkel urged Europeans to strongly defend basic values from the threat of Islamic extremism. Human's image in his Christian interpretation must become a universal principle, actions of which do not end near the borders of Europe. Islamic extremism is the major threat. As an example of enemy to democracy the German Chancellor called Iran, underlining that Tehran's efforts to slander Holocaust and Ahmadinejad's threats to wipe out Israel must meet a strong resistance by Europeans. Angela Merkel stated that the European Union is not only an economic union. " We need the European Union as a commonality of values. For me personally, tolerance is the soul of Europe. And exactly tolerance demands defense from extremism," she said, Deutsche Welle 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. |