Washington tries to smooth Erdogan's statementMarch 18, 2010 - 13:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent statement about deportation of 100 thousand illegal Armenians immigrants should not be linked to the Armenians Genocide resolution adopted by the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, according to Philip Gordon, US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. "Mr. Erdogan just wanted to say that there are 100 thousand Armenian immigrants in Turkey but I don't think he threatened to evict them," CNN-Turk quoted Mr. Gordon as saying. Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday 100 thousand illegal Armenian immigrants can be deported from the country. "There are 170 thousand Armenians living in Turkey. 70 thousand of them are Turkish citizens. If necessary, I will tell the remaining 100 thousand to leave. I can do so because they are not Turkish citizens and I'm not obliged to keep them in my country," Erdogan said. Top stories 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. 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". Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |