  Davutoglu: no country can warn Turkey or Turkish PM August 17, 2010 - 17:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs said that no country could warn Turkey or the Turkish Prime Minister. Ahmet Davutoglu, who is currently in the southeastern province of Kahramanmaras to hold a series of talks, replied to reporters’ questions on the latest news stories claiming that U.S. President Barack Obama warned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their recent gathering as part of the G-20 summit in Toronto, Canada, Today’s Zaman reported. "Such a thing is not in question. Turkey and U.S. are strategic allies," Davutoglu said. "On the other hand, not a single country could warn Turkey or display such a stance towards the Turkish Prime Minister. The meeting in Toronto was a friendly gathering that was held in accordance with the relations between two ally countries. It was a conversation between the leaders of two sovereign states that are totally equal. Therefore, such a warning is not in question and such news stories do not reflect the reality," Davutoglu noted. Financial Times recently wrote that U.S. President Barack Obama warned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan about Turkey's attitude towards Israel and Iran during a meeting in Toronto in June. The daily claimed that Obama warned Erdogan saying unless Ankara's attitude towards Israel and Iran changed, Turkey had a slim chance of obtaining arms it needed from the United States. A spokesperson for the White House later denied such story and stated that no ultimatum was given to Turkey,   Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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".   Partner news |  Latest news Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia  Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19.Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |
