“We received nearly 20 thousand people from Syria. The majority of them are our compatriots but there are also representatives of other Christian minorities. We implemented a program for their fast intergration, granted them citizenship and all the necessary documents,” the Defense Minister said.
“Armenia’s authorities touch upon restoration of diplomatic ties with Turkey on the level of ministers, the president, accepting even the fact that Turkey doesn’t ratify Armenia-Turkey records.”
Tigran Balayan, spokesman of the foreign ministry of Armenia, called Azerbaijan’s nomination of Polad Bülbüloğlu, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Russia, to the post of UNESCO head “hypocrisy”.
“Yes, we consider that the denial is the continuation of the crime. And we believe that it is impunity and denial that give birth to new crimes,” the President said. He stated that the current Turkish leadership is being strictly criticized for their denial policy.
“Robust debate is at the heart of our democracies but so is mutual respect. I would encourage all allies to show mutual respect, to be calm and have a measured approach,” Stoltenberg saying as quoted by Reuters.
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday the Netherlands was acting like a “banana republic” and should face sanctions for barring Turkish ministers from speaking in Rotterdam, fuelling a row over Ankara’s political campaigning abroad, reports Reuters.
“Ban our foreign minister from flying however much you like, but from now on, let’s see how your flights will land in Turkey,” President Erdogan said at a rally in Istanbul as quoted by BBC. Cavusoglu also warned Turkey would impose heavy sanctions if his visit were blocked.
According to him, if Russia succeeds in having a predictable and understandable Turkey, it can also stem from Armenia’s interests. At the same time the Minister said the Armenian people have sad memories from the past, when the Soviet leaderships signed various agreements with the Turkish authorities.
“Not only has Turkey blockaded Armenia by shutting down the railways and state border, which in our opinion is an anachronism in the 21st century, but it has also adopted a pro-Azerbaijani stance over the Nagorno Karabakh issue,” Sargsyan said.
He mentioned that Erdogan must obey the laws, and Chancellor Merkel must tell him this. The Turkish foreign minister’s event, which was scheduled to take place in Hamburg’s Plaza Event Center, was cancelled, and the FM was forced to deliver a speech in the residence of the Turkish consul.
