New novel by Orhan Pamuk presented in MoscowAugust 30, 2009 - 21:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On August 27-30, renowned Turkish writer and Noble Prize laureate Orhan Pamuk visited Moscow to present his new novel entitled "Museum of Innocence".The visit was organized under the aegis of Turkish Embassy in Russia and Turkish General Consulate in St. Petersbutrg. Within presentation frameworks, the Institute of Asian and African countries organized a press conference and a lecture Orhan Pamuik currently resides in Germany where he found a shelter after nationalists' threats and the assassination of Armenian-Turkish "Agos" newspaper's Editor-in-Chief Hrant Dink. In a 2006 interview with a Swiss newspaper, Pamuk used the word Genocide to characterize the slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians and 30 thousand Kurds in Turkey. 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 | OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. |