Turkey warns Israel against Armenian Genocide discussionApril 10, 2008 - 18:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Official Ankara opposes discussions of the Armenian Genocide in Israeli parliament, as it can harm the Turkey-Israel relations."The issue is very delicate for the Turkish public. We wouldn't like discussions in the Israeli parliament," said Murat Mercan, Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish parliament. On 26 March, the Knesset decided to bring the Armenian Genocide issue into discussion in one of parliamentary committees. Zeev Elkin of Kadima offered to debate in the committee on education and culture while Joseph Shagal insisted on discussions in committee on external affairs and defense. "The position of Israeli political establishment satisfies Ankara to a sufficient degree," said Mercan. "We met with Israeli President, speaker of Knesset, Premier and foreign minister. In all these meetings our delegation showed understanding toward the position of the Israeli government on this issue. We thank the Israeli government for their clear and reasonable approach to this problem." "Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already proposed the Armenian government to set up international committee to study the events of the early 20th century. We simply explained some Israeli politicians that there is no need to write a history based on political bias which can harm strategic partnership between Israel and Turkey," he said, Trend Azeri news agency 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 | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. 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. |