Turkey expects compensation from SwedenMarch 14, 2010 - 17:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt phoned his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday to express his “deep sadness” over the resolution on the genocide of Armenians, Assyrians, Chaldeans and Pontiac Greeks adopted by the Swedish Parliament earlier this week with a vote 121-130. Mr. Erdogan said for his part that “history should not be politicized in parliaments.” “Turkey has opened all of its archives and these documents are ready for the close scrutiny of not only historians but also all global scholars and researchers. We have been extremely disappointed about the passage of the resolution. We expect the Swedish government to compensate the damage that the decision of the Swedish Parliament has caused,” the Turkish PM said, Today’s Zaman reported. 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. |