Dan Fried: relationship with Turkey has improvedFebruary 28, 2009 - 12:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Although U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is likely to find a host of bilateral tensions on her visit to Turkey next week, a senior State Department official said relations with Turkey "have improved.""The bilateral relationship with Turkey has improved but now we have an opportunity to build on that and build a genuine, close strategic partnership," said Dan Fried, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. Clinton will make a fleeting trip to NATO member Turkey on March 7, finishing off a weeklong visit to the Middle East and Europe where much of the focus will be on Arab-Israeli peacemaking, in which Ankara is increasingly involved. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |