Chief of the General Staff of Turkey’s Armed Forces Hulusi Akar departed for Iran, Anadolu reports.
He said the EU has misunderstood the patience showed by them since 1959. “I want to openly state the following: we will not be the side which quits the process. We don’t need the EU membership any more”, he said.
“We are able to ensure our security for 25 years regardless of the fact that Azerbaijan is a military threat to us and has oil dollars. The Armenian side can ensure its security with all methods, starting from military and non-military channels”, he said, adding that two countries – Azerbaijan and Turkey, are military threats to Armenia.
The statement says Paylan participated in the 6th Armenia-Diaspora Forum titled ‘Mutual trust, unity and responsibility’ in Armenia.
According to latest data, over 3,3 million people took part in the referendum – a turnout of 71,16%.
She visited Baku together with chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on foreign affairs Armen Ashotyan to take part in the session of the Euronest PA from September 21 to 23.
“Trump’s fake empathy for Iranians rings ever more hollow, with his new and even more offensive travel ban against such outstanding citizens”, the Iranian FM said on Twitter.
The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk was also present at the meeting.
Mayor of Istanbul Kadir Topbas, who is a member of the ruling Justice and Development Party, announced his resignation, Diken reports. He has been Mayor of Istanbul since 2004. His son-in-law has been arrested within the frames of investigation against Gulenists. Asked why he resigns, the Mayor told reporters: “A person can forgive everything except […]
Ashotyan also commented on the attempts of certain Azerbaijani speakers to turn the platform of conference on women health and social issues into an anti-Armenian propaganda, adding that the Armenian delegation arrived in Baku to discuss the main topics of the conference, rather than the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
