Turkey spares no effort to prevent adoption of resolutions regarding its historyAugust 24, 2010 - 11:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has replied to Turkish CHP parliamentarian Canan Aritman’s inquiry about the measures Turkish authorities had taken to prevent the screening of Aghet documentary by one of German TV channels on April 9, 2010, Milliyet daily reported. Davutoglu said Turkish authorities regularly informed diplomatic outposts in Germany about anti-Turkish events to be held. On April 13, 2010, German Ambassador to Ankara Eckart Kuntz was summoned to the Foreign Ministry, where he was told that “Turkey expects Germany to put an end to events which can have negative consequences.” Davutoglu said “Turkey spares no effort to prevent adoption of resolutions containing groundless claims regarding its history.” Related links: The Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |