Pentagon says expects no change in Turkish defense tiesApril 27, 2021 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Pentagon does not expect military ties with Turkey to be impacted by U.S. President Joe Biden’s recognition of the Armenians Genocide, Ahval reports. “We don’t anticipate any change in the military relationship with Turkey,” U.S. Defense Department press secretary John Kirby told reporters on Monday, April 26, Euronews reported. Biden issued a statement on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day on April 24 that “the American people honor all those Armenians who perished in the genocide that began 106 years ago." But Bloomberg cited an official as saying that one repercussion could be Turkey freezing the Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement that has enabled collaboration with the U.S. in regional conflicts such as Syria and Iraq since it was signed in 1980. The pact, a centerpiece of the defense cooperation, provides both Turkey and the U.S. with security assistance, enabling intelligence sharing, joint drills and increased U.S. military access to Turkish airbases. Erdogan said Biden’s recognition has further deteriorated ties after a crisis over Ankara’s purchase of a Russian air-defense system. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |