  Erdogan, Putin expected to discuss Syria crisis July 12, 2012 - 15:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is planning a one-day visit to Moscow on July 18 to find ways to end the 16-month violence in Syria that has now, according to watchdogs, left more than 15,000 Syrians dead. According to Today's Zaman, a Turkish diplomatic official, who spoke to on the condition of anonymity, said that bilateral, regional and international affairs would be discussed during Erdoğan's visit. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu is expected to accompany Erdoğan. Experts agree that the crisis in Syria will dominate Erdoğan's agenda and the downed Turkish jet by Syrian forces will be the main topic. Partner news  Top stories If true, the exclusion of Rafsanjani and Mashaie would leave the presidential race dominated by hardline conservatives. Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead. An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years. Earlier, at least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned.   Partner news |  Latest news Oil prices go down ahead of Fed chief’s address to Congress  Brent crude, a benchmark for many international oil varieties, fell 20 cents to $103.71 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.Sony cuts sales targets for digital cameras, smartphones, tablets Sony trimmed its 2014-15 camera sales target to 1.3 trillion yen and now expects smartphone and tablet sales of 1.5 trillion yen.Hugh Jackman in "The Wolverine" action film trailer (video) The Marvel pic features Svetlana Khodchenkova and Rila Fukushima, whose appearances as Viper and Yukio are also teased.Google+ redesign for mobile web unveiled The search giant rolled out an image-centric design that resembles Pinterest's and Facebook's layouts. |
