Erdogan advises Obama "to refrain" from Armenian Genocide recognitionNovember 15, 2008 - 14:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to support Turkey in its fight against terrorism and to refrain from backing the Armenian Genocide recognition campaign once he takes over the post from George W. Bush."I sincerely congratulate Barack Obama and his team who won the elections. Turkey and the United States, as two allies that have very strong relations, have been supporting each other for more than half a century," the Turkish PM said in his speech at Columbia University in New York. "Turkey is determined to continue the close cooperation with Obama's administration. Naturally, we expect it to take into consideration our sensitivities on issues that are of vital importance to us." Erdogan said U.S. sensitivity over these issues is important for the future of Turkey-U.S. relations, Today's Zaman reports. 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. |