Cypriot Armenians' trust in Turkish community depends on its attitude about Armenian and Greek genocidesMay 21, 2008 - 17:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The contacts between the Armenian and Turkish communities of Cyprus have become more active, head of the Hai Dat Cyprus Office said."Both Armenian and Turkish communities were invited by presidential candidates for discussion of a scope of issues on the threshold of the election. During the meeting, the representatives of the Armenian community noted that the degree of trust in the Turkish community depends on its attitude about the Armenian and Greek genocides," Hakob Manoogian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. As to unification of the Greek and Turkish parts of the island, the UN plan is unreal, according to him. "The population of Cyprus understands that Kofi Annan's plan can't be implemented unless Turkish troops are withdrawn," Mr Manoogian said.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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |