The National Security Council of Turkey will convene a session on April 17 to discuss extending the state of emergency in the country, Vice Prime Minister of the country Nurettin Canikli told A Haber.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel also said on Monday that Turkish authorities needed to address concerns about the content and procedure of the referendum raised by a panel of European legal experts.
“If the decision on re-introducing death penalty is passed in the Parliament, I will ratify it. If it doesn’t pass, we will hold another referendum on introducing death penalty,” he said.
“The referendum results created a divided country. The EU’s cooperation with this country in the future will become more difficult,” he said.
Protests erupted in Turkey’s Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and other cities after the constitutional referendum results were published. The protestors chanted “This is just the beginning, we will continue the struggle”, Sozcu news agency reported.
Iran’s Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan expressed hope for a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The Iranian Minister made the remarks during a meeting with Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov in Tehran, Mehr reported.
Up to 30 thousand soldiers, more than 250 tanks, over 200 various caliber missile-artillery systems, multiple rocket launchers, 25 gunships, UAVs and new radio-electronic reconnaissance devices are involved in the military exercises.
“These directions of cooperation are planned under the NATO-Armenia Individual Partnership Action Plan. Our main goal is conveying NATO standards and positive experience to partner countries,” the NATO official said.
According to Sky News Arabia, the supply paths of ISIS terrorists in the Syrian desert were attacked, in the vicinity of Al Mayadin. Two oil elds which were captured by the Islamic State are also located in this area.
At least 12 people have suffered burns from a suspected “noxious substance” at a club in east London, police say, BBC reported. Hundreds of revellers were evacuated from Mangle E8 in Sidworth Street, London Fields, after police were called at about 01:10 BST.