Azerbaijan closes Turkish mosque in Baku

April 27, 2009 - 11:39 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan, which is reacting to Turkey's rapprochement with Armenia, closed a Turkish mosque in Baku, Turkish Vatan newspaper reported.



Also, Azerbaijan decided to raise the price of natural gas it is selling to Turkey.



Azerbaijani police met religious officials after noon prayers at the Baku Martyrs Mosque, built by Turkish Religious Affairs Directorate. Then, they hang a note on the door of the mosque saying, "The mosque is closed for restoration."



Besides, the head of the Azerbaijani oil company said, "the raised natural gas prices will be valid as of April 15." Therefore, Azerbaijan will ask Turkey to pay the retrospective difference.



The mosque was built on 28 June, 1995 beside the "Turks cemetery" (Martyrdom) erected in Baku in honor of 1130 Turkish soldiers died fighting within "Caucasian Islam Army" against Armenian and Russian soldiers that occupied Azerbaijan in 1918.
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