Turkish Media: Term "Genocide" Not To Be Used in European Commission ReportNovember 9, 2005 - 16:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The report on Turkey to be issued by the European Commission is in the limelight of the Turkish press. According to Zaman Turkish newspaper, despite the efforts of the Armenian lobbyists the authors of the report will avoid term "genocide". The report maintains a provision about Armenian-Turkish relations, where the phrase "tragic events of 1915" is used. It mentions that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayip Erdogan sent a letter to Armenian President Robert Kocharian, in which an examination of 1915 events by independent experts is suggested. The paper addresses also Robert Kocharian's proposal to start negotiations without preconditions.According to report of Milliyet Turkish newspaper, the report will not rate Kurds as national minorities. The term «national minority will refer to representatives of non-Muslim peoples only. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |