Is Turkey using Nagorno Karabakh to get rid of Kurdish problem?February 26, 2009 - 18:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Shushi Charitable Foundation Head Bakur Karapetyan addressed an open letter to Karabakh Conflict Settlement OSCE MG Co-Chairs: Matthew Bryza (United States), Bernard Fassier ( France), Yury Merzlyakov (Russia). The letter said "Recently I headed for Gyulistan with a group of people from NKR Shahumyan Region. We were fired at as we were approaching NKR - Azerbaijan frontier. Those who shot at us were not border guards, yet it was clear they were given permission to shoot. After the incident, I collected information on armed militants. According to Azeri media, within last two years Kurdish armed groups moved from Turkey to Azerbaijan, having settled at NKR-Azerbajjan frontier and the adjoining territories ""Baku and Ankara decided to settle these territories with Kurdish militants, trying to divert Kurds' attention from Turkey to Karabakh. We should't forget that Turkey, who solved the Armenian Problem in 1915-1923 by means of the Genocide, gained a Kurdish problem, which is not easier. Now the Turkish part believes it has found a way out, resettling those Kurds in Karabakh ", noted Bakur Karapetyan. He expressed hope that the international community won't allow resumption of war between NKR and Azerbaijan, and will do its best to stop the export of terrorism from Turkey to South Caucasus. "We demand OSCE MG Member States and international organizations to take drastic steps to prevent the appearance of new terrorism sources in the South Caucasus and provide the security of Armenia and NKR", Karapetyan emphasized. 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. |