U.S. new administration foreign policy unlikely to change muchFebruary 18, 2009 - 20:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have already announced priorities of the U.S. foreign policy, yet it's premature to speak of concrete moves, A U.S. Embassy official said in Yerevan. "Relations with Iran may change if the Iranian leadership demonstrates political will," Stephen Banks, acting vice ambassador to Armenia, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "It will be hard to build normal relations with Iran unless it reconsiders its nuclear program. But I would like to remind about President Obama's willingness to open dialogue with the Islamic Republic," he said. The diplomat also remarked that the approaches of the new administration may not differ much from those of the old one. "Each head of state has his own viewpoint he will follow in the tenure of the office," Mr. Banks 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. |