ARMENIA SENDS CONDOLENCES OVER TURKISH SHEPHERD KILLING
Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Aug 2 2013
YEREVAN – Agence France-Presse
Armenia on Aug. 2 sent its condolences to Ankara after a Turkish
shepherd was shot dead on the sealed border between the two countries.
“The interior ministry of Armenia sent a note to the Turkish side
expressing its condolences over this incident and hope that such
events will not happen again,” the interior ministry said.
Authorities in Turkey on Aug. 2 blamed Armenian border guards for
the incident and chided Yerevan for using “excessive force”, Turkish
media reported.
The shepherd identified as Mustafa Ulker, 35, was grazing cattle in
the eastern town of Akyaka and went to the border after one of the
animals crossed, the Turkish reports said.
Russian state news agency Itar Tass reported however that initial
investigations suggested Russian borderguards – stationed in Armenia
since the collapse of the Soviet Union- shot Ulker after he opened
fire on them.
Ankara closed the border in 1993 in solidarity with its regional ally
Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorny Karabakh region.
August/02/2013
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