Turkey and USA working out secret plan against Kurdistan Workers' PartyJuly 31, 2007 - 15:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Representatives of US administration together with representatives from Turkish government are secretly working out a secret military operation aimed at suppressing the movement of Kurdish separatists and capturing their leaders, Washington Post reports."Last week US Undersecretary for Policy at the Pentagon Eric Edelman held a confidential briefing on this issue for a number of congressmen. According to US legislation the presidential administration must inform members of Congress about such initiatives. Edelman told them that the US Special Forces will assist Turkish servicemen to neutralize the leadership of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The Pentagon's representative assured congressmen that he is sure in success, and in case of necessity it will be possible to hide the realization of a special operation against Kurds and even to deny it," the newspaper reports. Turkish authorities have repeatedly assured on their readiness to carry out a cross-border operation into northern Iraq if the Iraqi government and US armed forces don't take effective actions against PKK fighters who are hiding in the north of the country. At the same time official Ankara states that Turkey does not have any claims on territories of other countries. 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 calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. |