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Shukru Elekdag: “Turkish parliament should get rid of the protocols signed with Armenia”
5.03.10 Shukru Elekdag, former Turkish ambassador to the US, member of the Turkish parliamentary delegation observing the discussion of the Armenian lies in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, called the adoption of the resolution “Pyrrhic victory”, APA reports quoting Anadolu Agency. Representative of the Republican People’s Party Shukru Elekdag noted that the “Armenian genocide” resolution was accepted by a one-vote margin and added that it was a blow to the image of the committee chairman Berman and those who supported the draft resolution.
Presidents of Turkey and US have phone talk
Turkish President Abdullah Gul and U.S. President Barack Obama had a phone talk on the eve of the discussion of the draft resolution on the so-called Armenian genocide in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
4.03.10
Iran to host international seminar on “Security and cooperation perspectives in South Caucasus”
3.03.10
Amsterdam metro crash injures 31
22.02.10
Darfur rebels sign truce deal with Sudan
Darfur’s most powerful rebel group has initialed a truce with the Sudanese government, officials said Saturday, marking the rebel group’s return to peace talks aimed at ending the Darfur conflict.
22.02.10 The truce between the rebel Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudanese government takes effect immediately, said Idriss Deby, Chad’s president, in a statement.
Justice and Equality Movement spokesman Ahmed Hussein said the deal initialed Saturday was a framework agreement to guide future peace negotiations, including talks on a permanent cease-fire. He said it will be formally signed in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday in the presence of Deby and the leaders of Sudan and Qatar.
UK makes visa requirements for students stricter
The United Kingdom made visa requirements for non-European students stricter, the UK embassy in Azerbaijan told APA. The new regulations came into force on February 10.
20.02.10
