SARAJEVO (AA) – Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc on Thursday launched the "Digital Information Displays" project developed by the Anadolu Agency (AA) with project partners Turkish Airlines' (THY) Bosnia Department and the Sarajevo International Airport in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Turkish Ambassador in Sarajevo Ahmet Yildiz, officials from AA, THY and International Sarajevo Airport attended the opening ceremony alongside representatives of non governmental organizations.
Thanking the project partners, Arinc said news in Turkish, Bosnian, Arabic and English will appear on the digital information displays built at several points in Sarajevo International Airport.
Reminding that AA had established its Balkans regional directorate last year, Arinc said AA was an important news agency for Turkey as "It's also successful in the world's league."
Arinc noted all the Bosniak press organs subscribed to AA since the foundation of its Balkans regional directorate.
The minister will later visit the grave of Alija Izetbegovic, Bosnia's late first president, and walk down the historic part of Bascarsija city before visiting the 'Memorial House of Alija Izetbegovic.'
After Sarajevo, Arinc will travel to Zenica, central Bosnia, for the opening ceremony of the "Fethi Gemuhluoglu" library within the body of the Department for Turkish Language and Literature at the University of Zenica, built jointly by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) and Turkish Yunus Emre Institute.
On his second day, Arinc will visit Bosnia's largests city Mostar.
Digital Information Displays Project
The Digital Information Displays Project developed by Anadolu Agency allows AA news in English, Bosnian, Turkish and Arabic to be displayed on the LCD screens placed in Sarajevo International Airport's VIP lounges, alongside visuals and advertisements of project partners Turkish Airlines' Bosnia Department and the Sarajevo International Airport.
Passengers and guests enjoy the opportunity to read news stories in different languages while waiting for their flights.
AA's Digital Information Displays could also be used at densely populated places including banks, shopping centers, hospitals, train stations, and in various forms of transport.
One can't rule a country with tyranny: Turkish Dep. PM
Comparing the Bosnian war and Syrian civil war, Arinc says only Turkey raised its voice against atrocities in Bosnia
Even a person without moral values can govern a country with its rules, but a country cannot be governed through oppression, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said on Thursday in reference to the ongoing bloodshed in Syria.
"Cities and mosques are bombed, people are killed in a bread queue, historical and cultural places are destroyed in Syria,” Arinc told press members following a visit to the tomb of late Bosnian leader Alija Izetbegovic in Sarajevo.
Drawing a similarity between the Bosnian war and Syrian civil war, Arinc said only Turkey had raised its voice against the atrocities in Bosnia. “Turkey stood by people in Bosnia. Besides its material and moral support, Turkey showed great effort in the diplomatic arena to end war and bloodshed in Bosnia. But NATO was late. They intervened when there was no one else to be killed. It is the same in Syria.”
“Tyrants will be held accountable eventually and will lose their leadership.” Due to the ongoing civil war in Syria, more than 200,000 people have lost their lives while 5 million have become displaced, with over 600,000 of them taking refuge in Turkey.
After visiting Izetbegovic’s tomb, Arinc toured the historic part of Bascarsija city and visited 'Memorial House of Alija Izetbegovic.' After Sarajevo, Arinc will travel to Zenica, central Bosnia, for the opening ceremony of the "Fethi Gemuhluoglu" library within the body of the Department for Turkish Language and Literature at the University of Zenica, built jointly by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) and Turkish Yunus Emre Institute.
On his second day, Arinc will visit Mostar, the biggest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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