Freedom Party of Austria urges to sever relations with TurkeyNovember 11, 2010 - 15:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) urged to sever diplomatic relations with Turkey over the remarks by Turkish Ambassador Kadri Ecved Tezcan, Hurriyet reported. Austria has protested to Turkey after Tezcan suggested Turks living in Austria were treated "like a virus" and were denied the chance to integrate. He also told Die Presse daily newspaper in an interview published on Wednesday, November 10, that Austrian politicians were not doing enough to counter the rise of the far-right movement. The row erupted in the wake of elections in the Austrian capital Vienna in October, when the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) won 26 percent of the vote on a xenophobic and anti-Muslim platform. The remarks have sparked a diplomatic row between the two countries. Austria's foreign ministry summoned Tezcan over his comments, whilst the foreign minister Michael Spindelegger called his Turkish counterpart to complain about Tezcan's remarks. Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann said in a statement that he was outraged by Tezcan's "unacceptable and unprofessional" comments. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |