 Diyarbakir Turkish city celebrates Nowruz to the sound of Armenian artist’s music March 21, 2011 - 20:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Huge celebrations kicked off March 20 in Diyarbakir Turkish city on the occasion of Nowruz holidays with the participation of hundreds of thousands of citizens. 500 thousands of citizens gathered to celebrate the occasion while 17 check points to inspect the citizens participating in the celebrations were deployed. The Kurdish politicians wore the Kurdish traditional costumes during the celebrations. The celebrations, which started after standing one minute in memory of the martyrs of democracy included speeches and songs. Thousands of people celebrated the Nowruz to the music of Kurdish artist of Armenian origin, Aram Tigran, deceased in 2009, Turkish media reported.   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 |  Latest news Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters  Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
