EU: Turkish border should be secureMarch 12, 2008 - 18:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Late January member of European Parliament Kyriacos Triantaphyllides from Cyprus inquired the European Commission about competence of the Turkish cross-border operation into northern Iraq."Last month Turkey bombarded Kurdish land facilities. Kurds commenced response fire. Are such actions appropriate for a country aspired to join the European family?" the inquiry said. EU Commissioner on Enlargement, Mr Olli Rehn issued a formal response on March 7. The statements said, in part, "The European Commission condemns the PKK terrorist acts that claimed lives of military and civilian The European Commission remembers its commitments to help formation of independent and sovereign Iraq We call on Iraq's authorities to guarantee security of the Turkish-Iraqi border," Turtsia.ru reports On February 25 Mr Rehn said he understands the Turkish government which was forced to protest the population against terrorism. "The European Commission calls on Turkey to refrain from incommensurable actions and respect Iraq's integrity. We call on the Turkish government to restrict the military operation to fulfillment of the assigned task," 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 | U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. |