US State Department preparing for Obama's Visit to TurkeyMarch 10, 2009 - 18:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "US president Barack Obama's scheduled visit to Turkey is very important," Robert Wood, US State Department spokesman reported. As he says, at present the State Department is working out the details for the visit. Turkey is an important ally, and we attach great importance to president's decision to visit Turkey. He also added that Turkey might consider the mediating talks between US and Iran, but it is still early to speak about it and I don't want to speculate as to what we might do. "A lot of it is going to depend on Iran and its willingness to engage in the cooperation and to change its attitude in a number of areas where we have certain concerns." Responding to a question on Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton's visit to Turkey, Wood said, "the Secretary had very good discussions with officials of the Turkish Government." 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 | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |