State Department advising U.S. air carriers to comply with China demandNovember 30, 2013 - 10:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. State Department is advising U.S. air carriers to comply with China's demand that it be told of any flights passing through its new maritime air defence zone over the East China Sea, the Associated Press reported. Last week China declared that all aircraft entering the zone must notify Chinese authorities beforehand, and warned that it would take unspecified defensive measures against those that do not comply. Some neighbouring countries and the U.S. have said they will not honour the new zone and that it unnecessarily raises tensions. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said yesterday that the U.S. remains deeply concerned about China's declared air identification zone. But she says that it is advising U.S. air carriers abroad to comply with notification requirements issued by China. Related links: 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. |