Iraq will view incursion of Turkish army as encroachment on its sovereigntyOctober 17, 2007 - 17:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iraq pleaded for time Wednesday to tackle Turkish Kurd militants on its territory as Turkey's parliament prepared to authorize military strikes to crush the rebel bases."The Iraqi government should be given a chance to prevent the cross-border terrorist activities," Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi said after talks with Turkish leaders in Ankara. "Give us time to join forces with Turkey to tackle this problem," he said. While Hashemi spoke of a "new atmosphere" to resolve the crisis, the Turkish parliament was still expected later Wednesday to adopt a government motion authorizing a military incursion against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) bases in northern Iraq. Iraq has numerously stated that it will consider incursion as encroachment on its sovereignty. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province 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. |