Turkish PM’s office sets up anti-terror coordination centerJuly 24, 2015 - 18:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish Prime Minister’s office has set up a coordination center for operations against the Islamic State (IS) and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), following the deadly jihadist attack in the border town of Suruc on Monday, July 20. The airstrikes that hit IS locations in Syria were coordinated between the centers in the Prime Minister’s office and the Turkish General Staff operations division, an anonymous sources at the PM’s office were quoted as saying on Friday, according to Hurriyet Daily News. The coordination center is headed by Undersecretary Kemal Madenoğlu and has the involvement of officials from the police, gendarmerie, Justice Ministry, Interior Ministry, Foreign Affairs Ministry, the intelligence service and the General Staff. The coordination center will be used to share information on the identities of the Suruc bombing victims, burial procedures, finding the perpetrators and following-up on other recent terror acts including the killing of two police officers in Ceylanpınar, the killing of one police officer in Diyarbakır and the killing of one soldier in an IS attack in Kilis. 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. |