  Italian Prime Minister Condemned Dink MurderJanuary 22, 2007 - 18:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Italian Premier Romano Prodi met with his Turkish counterpart on Monday after earlier condemning the killing in Istanbul of ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink. "It is a very serious episode on which I hope full light will be shed," Prodi said in an interview with Turkish newspaper Sabah published Monday. According to Hurriyet, Sisli Mayor Sarigul has announced that his municipality will be setting free hundreds of pigeons and passing out thousands of carnations on Tuesday as part of the funeral proceedings for murdered journalist Hrant Dink. "The eyes of the whole world would be on Turkey to see what stance the country was taking against acts of terror like Dink's murder," he said.   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 |  Related sections Topic Latest 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. |
