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ANKARA STRONGLY CONDEMNS OF SHOOTING OF TURKISH SHEPHERD BY ARMENIAN BORDER GUARDS
Today's Zaman, Turkey
Aug 1 2013
1 August 2013 /TODAYSZAMAN.COM, İSTANBUL
Ankara has said shooting of Turkish shepherd by Armenian border guards
is nothing but excessive use of force against an unarmed civilian,
warning Yerevan of dire consequences of wrong moves that may endanger
regional stability and peace.
Turkey strongly condemned the incident with a released statement.
Turkish Foreign Ministry called on Armenia to act with restraint
to avoid another tragic incident similar to death of a shepherd,
Mustafa Ulker, who crossed the Armenian border to retrieve his lost
sheep and was shot dead by Armenian border guards on Thursday.
Ankara said it has launched diplomatic initiatives to investigate
the incident. The body of the shepherd was brought to Turkey late
on Thursday.
Turkey stated that Armenia used escessive force in the recent case
and killed an unarmed civilian, ignoring the fact that such crossing
does not pose any threat to national security of the country.
The incident yet again highlighted the need for commonsense in Armenian
relations with its neighbors for normalization and sustainable peace
in the volatile region, the statement concluded.
Today's Zaman, Turkey
Aug 1 2013
1 August 2013 /TODAYSZAMAN.COM, İSTANBUL
Ankara has said shooting of Turkish shepherd by Armenian border guards
is nothing but excessive use of force against an unarmed civilian,
warning Yerevan of dire consequences of wrong moves that may endanger
regional stability and peace.
Turkey strongly condemned the incident with a released statement.
Turkish Foreign Ministry called on Armenia to act with restraint
to avoid another tragic incident similar to death of a shepherd,
Mustafa Ulker, who crossed the Armenian border to retrieve his lost
sheep and was shot dead by Armenian border guards on Thursday.
Ankara said it has launched diplomatic initiatives to investigate
the incident. The body of the shepherd was brought to Turkey late
on Thursday.
Turkey stated that Armenia used escessive force in the recent case
and killed an unarmed civilian, ignoring the fact that such crossing
does not pose any threat to national security of the country.
The incident yet again highlighted the need for commonsense in Armenian
relations with its neighbors for normalization and sustainable peace
in the volatile region, the statement concluded.