Bush administration going to make Congress understand Turkey's importance for U.S.February 9, 2007 - 18:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Genocide resolution has shaped the goal of Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul's visit to Washington and the course of diplomacy efforts over the past days for the Turkish delegation. As reported by Hurriyet newspaper, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said "We have explained to everyone here how much sensitivity this matter holds for the Turkish people. The U.S. administration understands the importance of the situation. We had done our best in the Congress." The same source reasserted assurances which have emerged over the past weeks that, as the Armenian Genocide bill proceeds further in the Congress, it is expected that U.S. President George W. Bush will intercede to try and stop it. It has also been reported that U.S. State Department officials have prepared a letter to be given to Congress members, and that an additional section of the letter addresses the matter "Why Turkey is important." The source said, "We will continue to speak about this at every level. We have not behaved as though this bill is a threat. However, it is a truth that on many levels, Turkey has helped the U.S. We have underlined this. Our dual relations are too important to be toyed with by the narrow elections calculations of a few Congress members...." Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |