  Turkish Chief of Staff to try to hinder adoption of Armenian Genocide resolution in U.S.February 10, 2007 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Yasar Buyukanit departs for the United States at the invitation of the U.S. Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace. During his meeting with U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney and U.S. army commanders issues due to be discussed are bilateral strategic relations, Iraq, fighting against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, the Middle East and the Armenian Genocide resolution that US Congress is to vote on, Cihan News Agency 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 |  Related sections Topics Latest 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. |
