Reports on "confirmation of PKK bases in Karabakh" ridiculousFebruary 15, 2008 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The information circulated by the Azeri media causes laughter, head of the division of information and propaganda at the NKR Defense Ministry, lieutenant colonel Senor Asratyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter when asked to comment on APA's publication that "the Israeli special forces confirm existence of Kurdish rebels in Karabakh." "It makes no sense to comment on such rubbish," he said. For his part, Armenian political scientist Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan said that the information perfectly fits the 'intellect' of Turkish Show TV employees, who produced a portion of humor understandable for them only. "Not the Armenian authorities but Israeli special forces should react on the canard which gambles on their reputation," he said. Quoting Turkish Show TV, the Azeri Press Agency reported that "after Turkish air strikes the PKK terrorists fled to Armenia but not to Iraq. The Israeli special forces confirmed that Kurdish rebels settle in Fizuli and Lachin regions of Azerbaijan." Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. |