  Turkish NGOs demand from Batman province Governor that he apologize for his disrespectful statements about Kurds and Armenians  September 23, 2010 - 16:22 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - 32 Turkish NGOs of Democratic Platform organization demanded from Governor of Batman province Ahmet Turhan that he apologize for his disrespectful statements about Armenians and Kurds. During a press conference, head of an office of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy party Salih Erol read out an ultimatum to the province Governor, who made "fascist and racist statements concerning Armenians and Kurds." The ultimatum authors urged the Governor to resign. According to Hurriyet paper, Ahmet Turhan stated in a school that "the Kurds, who require teaching in native language in schools, have no conscience and serve the interests of Armenians. While Armenians can do nothing and are suited only for servant's role." According to Erol, similar behavior of the Governor should get a relevant response.   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 |  Latest news Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation  Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.“Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”.Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children |
