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  • ANKARA: Armenian Ministry Responds To Turkey's Protest Note

    ARMENIAN MINISTRY RESPONDS TO TURKEY'S PROTEST NOTE

    www.worldbulletin.net, Turkey
    Aug 2 2013

    Earlier, Turkey handed over a protest note to Armenia in connection
    with the incident on the Armenian-Turkish border, resulting in death
    of a Turkish citizen

    Armenian Foreign Ministry responded on Friday to Turkey's protest note,
    Armenia Today writes with reference to the press service of Armenia's
    Foreign Ministry.

    "With regards to the reaction of the Turkish Foreign Ministry in
    connection with the incident on the Armenian-Turkish border, resulting
    in death of a Turkish shepherd, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
    Armenia has sent a note to the Turkish side, expressing regret over
    the incident and hope that similar cases will not be repeated in the
    future," the statement said.

    Earlier, Turkey handed over a protest note to Armenia in connection
    with the incident on the Armenian-Turkish border, resulting in death
    of a Turkish citizen.

    The note was delivered through the Turkish Embassy in Georgia.

    Turkish shepherd Mustafa Ulker died after being wounded by the
    servicemen of Armenian Armed Forces on July 31.

    The shepherd, residing in the Turkish province of Kars, accidentally
    crossed the border with Armenia while looking for a missing animal
    and was fired at by Armenian servicemen. He was later detained.

    The head of Akkaya district administration of Kars province Osman
    Ugurlu reported that as a result of negotiations between the Commander
    of the Turkish border battalion with the Armenian side, Ulker's body
    was transferred to Turkey.

    Turkey and Armenia have no diplomatic relations and the border between
    the countries has been closed since 1993. This was caused by Armenian
    claims for international recognition of the so-called "genocide"
    and occupation of Azerbaijani territories.

    The Turkish government has repeatedly stated that relations between
    Ankara and Yerevan will be restored after Armenia withdraws from the
    occupied Azerbaijani territories.

    On October 10, 2009, Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Turkey Edward
    Nalbandian and Ahmet Davutoglu signed protocols on normalization of
    bilateral relations in Zurich. these protocols need to be ratified
    by the parliaments of both countries in order to enter into force.

    The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
    when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.

    Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since
    1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding
    districts.

    Cihan

    http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=114444

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