Obama's stance on RA-Turkish Protocols remains unchangedOctober 10, 2009 - 19:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. President Barack Obama's position on Armenian-Turkish relations remains unchanged, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said in a speech devoted to upcoming signature of RA Turkish Protocols.Journalists reminded Gibbs that while Senator, Obama had characterized 1915 acts against Armenians as "Genocide" during his pre-election visit to Turkey, but during his visit as President in April 2009 he avoided using the term. Gibbs, however, attached importance to the fact that U.S. President met representatives of both sides during his visit in order to understand their mutual interests, Itar-Tass reports. 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 | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |