Turkey slams EU for 'supporting' Kurdish rebelsOctober 29, 2007 - 13:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged European Union countries on Saturday to extradite Kurdish rebels to Turkey, saying they were failing to support Turkey's struggle."No EU country has extradited members of the PKK to Turkey, despite labeling it as a terrorist organization," Erdogan said. "We would like to see our friends beside us in this struggle," he said. Meanwhile, Iraqi officials - including the defense minister - returned home Saturday after talks in Ankara on Friday failed to produce any breakthroughs. Turkey has demanded the extradition of PKK leaders, and CNN-Turk television, citing unidentified Iraqi officials, said Ankara is seeking a total of 153 PKK members. On the streets of Irbil, in the Kurdish controlled north of Iraq, residents scoffed at the Turkish proposals, the Associated Press 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 | 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. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |