Islamic extremism is the major problem for EuropeJuly 9, 2007 - 16:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Europeans to defend their values, reminding them about the necessity to adhere to Christian principles and indicating where the security threat for Europe and the whole world comes from. Angela Merkel urged Europeans to strongly defend basic values from the threat of Islamic extremism. Human's image in his Christian interpretation must become a universal principle, actions of which do not end near the borders of Europe. Islamic extremism is the major threat. As an example of enemy to democracy the German Chancellor called Iran, underlining that Tehran's efforts to slander Holocaust and Ahmadinejad's threats to wipe out Israel must meet a strong resistance by Europeans. Angela Merkel stated that the European Union is not only an economic union. " We need the European Union as a commonality of values. For me personally, tolerance is the soul of Europe. And exactly tolerance demands defense from extremism," she said, Deutsche Welle reports. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |