Erdogan criticizes European Parliament’s report as one-sidedMarch 11, 2011 - 18:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rebuked the European Union over its policies toward Turkey and criticized the European Parliament’s latest report as one-sided. “Regretfully, the Turkish public has become frustrated by anti-enlargement remarks and debates as to whether Turkey is a part of Europe,” Erdogan said during a luncheon with the ambassadors of EU countries. “It is only possible for Turkey to accept reports from the EU if they are neutral, unbiased and unhampered by the internal politics of the bloc’s parliament,” Hurriyet Daily News quoted him as saying. 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. |