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TURKISH PARTY LEADER CROSSING ARMENIA-TURKEY BORDER ARRESTED IN YEREVAN
Tert.am
29.10.10
Head of Powerful Turkey Party Tuna Beklevic, who is currently in
Yerevan, Armenia, together with a delegation mainly comprising of
his party members, has been reportedly arrested.
Citing Beklevic's advisor Murad Aksu, Turkish news agency Ankara
informs that Mr Beklevic and the delegation he was accompanied by
have been arrested by Armenia's National Security Service.
It comes after Mr Beklevic and a few party members crossed the
Armenian-Turkey border earliy this October.
In a press conference today in Yerevan Mr Beklevich confirmed the
news about having crossed the border, and even went so far as to
mention the exact location they crossed the border.
"We crossed [the border] via a three-flight bridge located in the
ruins of Ani," Beklevic had said, adding that their move was aimed
at contributing to the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border.
Armenia's National Security Service confirmed the news about Mr
Beklevic's arrest, adding he is now being interrogated over today's
statements about crossing the Armenia-Turkey border.
A source close to Mr Beklevic also confirmed the news about the
arrest. But it would not elaborate any other detals.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
29.10.10
Head of Powerful Turkey Party Tuna Beklevic, who is currently in
Yerevan, Armenia, together with a delegation mainly comprising of
his party members, has been reportedly arrested.
Citing Beklevic's advisor Murad Aksu, Turkish news agency Ankara
informs that Mr Beklevic and the delegation he was accompanied by
have been arrested by Armenia's National Security Service.
It comes after Mr Beklevic and a few party members crossed the
Armenian-Turkey border earliy this October.
In a press conference today in Yerevan Mr Beklevich confirmed the
news about having crossed the border, and even went so far as to
mention the exact location they crossed the border.
"We crossed [the border] via a three-flight bridge located in the
ruins of Ani," Beklevic had said, adding that their move was aimed
at contributing to the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border.
Armenia's National Security Service confirmed the news about Mr
Beklevic's arrest, adding he is now being interrogated over today's
statements about crossing the Armenia-Turkey border.
A source close to Mr Beklevic also confirmed the news about the
arrest. But it would not elaborate any other detals.
From: A. Papazian