Turkish towns terminated twinning with 12 Bulgarian municipalitiesMarch 12, 2009 - 00:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish towns terminated twinning with 12 Bulgarian municipalities, which recognized the actions of 1915 as Armenian Genocide. Turkish Ministry of Interior wrote a circular letter for the municipalities to be taken out of the list for twinning towns, Focus News informs.On the basis of a text of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior sent a letter to other towns with orders not to establish relations of twinning with 12 Bulgarian towns or to terminate them if such have already been launched. Three Turkish towns terminated twinning after it became clear their Bulgarian twin towns recognized Armenian genocide. These are - Bursa, Kurkklareli and Adapazara. They terminated twinning with Dobrich, Plovdiv and Shumen after the circular letter of July 18, 2008. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |