Erdogan once again threatens illegal Armenian workers in Turkey with deportationMarch 29, 2010 - 19:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "So far, we have not considered the question of deportation, but if Armenian Diaspora continues to exert pressure, we could imagine ourselves capable of doing that," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a SPIEGEL interview."When a journalist uses the word Genocide, he should take a careful look at the issue first. There can be no talk of Genocide against the Armenians. Genocide is a legal term," the Prime Minister noted. Commenting on SPIEGEL question on further inflaming a difficult debate by mentioning the possibility of deportation of all Armenians working illegally in Turkey, Erdogan said: "It saddens me that you see it this way. I talked about what we could do. For years, we have tolerated Armenians without residence permits. All I said was that this doesn't always have to be the case. The problem of illegal workers is discussed openly all over the world, but when someone in Turkey makes such a statement, people feel troubled." 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |