  Erdogan: Some Forces "Trying to Blacken Glorious History of Turkish People"September 11, 2006 - 19:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Some forces are "trying to blacken the glorious history of the Turkish people and the statements on the Armenian Genocide are a typical example of this", Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated. "It's hard to find a nation with such huge historical heritage. As Turkey's Prime Minister I personally proposed Armenia to form a joint commission for investigation of the last years of the Ottoman Empire," Erdogan said, stressing that the government headed by him does the utmost to support the department of Turkish history and language. "These two departments lay in the basis of the formation of the Turkish Republic," the Prime Minister concluded.  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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
