  Davutoglu disallowed to visit Gaza stripSeptember 10, 2009 - 14:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish foreign minister has cancelled a visit to Israel, the Israeli foreign ministry said on Wednesday, over a refusal to let him visit the Gaza Strip, The Jerusalem.Post reported.Ahmet Davutoglu "has let us know that he will not come in October to participate in an annual conference organized by President Shimon Peres," an Israeli ministry official said. The Israeli media said the visit was cancelled because Israel had refused to allow Davutoglu to enter the Gaza Strip from its territory unless he promised not to meet the democratically elected Hamas. Gaza emergency medical services say 1,382 mainly-civilian Palestinians were killed in the offensive, 447 of them under the age of 18. Israel, which wants to crush any Palestinian liberation movement, responded to Hamas's win in the elections with sanctions, and almost completely blockaded the impoverished coastal strip after Hamas seized power in 2007, although a 'lighter' siege had already existed before. Gaza is still considered under Israeli occupation as Israel controls air, sea and land access to the Strip.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
