Diyarbakır Sur Municipality mayor combats national discriminationJuly 11, 2011 - 12:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The mayor of Sur Municipality in Diyarbakır, Turkey, is continuing to face a discrimination case due to the local authorities’ provision of services in Kurdish, Armenian and Syriac and a decision to increase the salaries of officials speaking these languages, Hürriyet Daily News reports. “The prosecutor will investigate whether our regulations are creating discrimination; I, however, have launched many systems in order to prevent discrimination,” Mayor Abdullah Demirbaş recently said. According to Turkish law, the project that has been launched in the region is a crime, the mayor of the eastern district said. “To prevent discrimination, the government should reach out to the people and solve their problem in the quickest way.” Given that English is tolerated by the Constitution, languages other than Turkish that are spoken in the southeast region should be approved as well, said Demirbaş. The municipality has been offering services in Turkish and English, as well as Armenian, Kurdish and Syriac, since 2007. 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 | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |