U.S. military chief in Turkey for talks September 17, 2012 - 13:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey is in Ankara to meet with his Turkish counterpart Necdet Özel, with the ongoing violence in Syria and the Libya killings to top the agenda of talks, Hürriyet Daily News reported. The visit comes shortly after U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns postponed his visit to Turkey scheduled for Sept 14 in order to accompany the remains of the four diplomats killed in Libya to the U.S. The delegation led by Ambassador Robert Ford and Derek H. Chollet, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs at the Department of Defense, continued consultations as planned. Meanwhile, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will hold talks with Turkish officials as part of a regional tour also covering Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Holder will meet with Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin and U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Francis J. Ricciardone. He will also meet with Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay and parliament speaker Cemil Çiçek.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
