Jean-Marie Lepen: US Want to Push Turkey into EUNovember 3, 2005 - 18:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - «Turkey is on the way of Islamization. As compared to the Eastern Europe, Turkey does not follow a way of becoming more secular,» stated Chairman of National Front Party of France Jean-Marie Le Pen in the course of a news conference in Limassol, Cyprus. He censured the US for overthrowing secular governments of the Near East, including those in Syria and Iraq. Le Pen reaffirmed his indisputable oppositionist stand towards Turkey's accession to the EU. «Americans actually want to push Turkey into the EU,» he stated. In his words, apparently Turks are not Europeans either in geographic, historical or cultural respects. «Europe may be composed only of European countries,» remarked Le Pen. During Le Pen's news conference a group of Greeks organized a rally with transparencies «Hitler, Le Pen - let them never be again». In response Le Pen stated, «Let them organize their rally in Ankara.» 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |