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Today's Zaman , Turkey
Oct 30 2010
Turkish politician detained in Armenia, says party
A minor political party that is not represented in Parliament said on
Friday that its leader has been detained in Armenia.
Tuna Bekleviç was detained by Armenian intelligence following a press
conference he held in Yerevan, according to the Strong Turkey Party
(GTP). Bekleviç recently entered Armenia from Turkey by crossing the
Arpaçay River in protest of the two countries failing to take further
action for a year after signing protocols in Zurich to normalize
relations.
The GTP leader had headed to Armenia to hold a press conference about
his party's protest of the status quo in relations between the two
countries. Turkey closed its border with its eastern neighbor in the
early `90s in solidarity with Azerbaijan in its war with landlocked
Armenia. An attempt at rapprochement was initiated last year, but very
little progress has been made since then.
30 October 2010, Saturday
TODAY'S ZAMAN İSTANBUL
From: A. Papazian
Oct 30 2010
Turkish politician detained in Armenia, says party
A minor political party that is not represented in Parliament said on
Friday that its leader has been detained in Armenia.
Tuna Bekleviç was detained by Armenian intelligence following a press
conference he held in Yerevan, according to the Strong Turkey Party
(GTP). Bekleviç recently entered Armenia from Turkey by crossing the
Arpaçay River in protest of the two countries failing to take further
action for a year after signing protocols in Zurich to normalize
relations.
The GTP leader had headed to Armenia to hold a press conference about
his party's protest of the status quo in relations between the two
countries. Turkey closed its border with its eastern neighbor in the
early `90s in solidarity with Azerbaijan in its war with landlocked
Armenia. An attempt at rapprochement was initiated last year, but very
little progress has been made since then.
30 October 2010, Saturday
TODAY'S ZAMAN İSTANBUL
From: A. Papazian