NATO against Turkey incursion into IraqOctober 17, 2007 - 19:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has spoken to Turkey's President and added his voice to international calls for restraint in the crisis with Iraq, the alliance's chief spokesman said Wednesday."All parties should exercise the greatest possible restraint precisely at this time of great tension," said NATO spokesman James Appathurai. Turkey's parliament is expected to approve later Wednesday a possible cross-border military incursion into northern Iraq to chase separatist Kurdish rebels blamed for terrorist attacks in Turkey. Appathurai said de Hoop Scheffer had spoken to President Abdullah Gul late Tuesday to pass on condolences for deadly attacks on Turkey, which is a NATO member. "He has expressed his understanding for the great pressure on Turkish society as a result of these regular losses," Appathurai told reporters. He stressed that NATO supports Turkey's view that the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, is a terrorist organization, The Associated Press reports. 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 | 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. |