Historical possibility to achieve peace in Black Sea region emergedJanuary 15, 2008 - 17:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey strives for a more important role in the Black Sea region and wants the U.S. to deeper engage in operations in northern Iraq, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza said at Wider Black Sea: Perspectives for International and Regional Security international conference. According to him, the U.S. has no intention to deploy troops in the Black Sea basin. "Turkey is a strategic ally of the United States. This was proved by recent visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Washington. As you remember, relations between our states tensed in March 2003 when Turkey refused to allow U.S troops through its territory to Iraq. But presently, a unique possibility to achieve peace in the Black sea region has emerged," the diplomat said. 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. |