  Turkey reiterated its demands that Israel apologize, pay damages and lift blockade on Gaza. June 27, 2010 - 16:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. President Barack Obama met Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday in Toronto, Canada where they attended the G20 summit. Erdogan and Obama discussed a wide range of issues from Turkish-U.S. cooperation against PKK to Iran's nuclear program and relations between Israel and Turkey. On cooperation against the terrorist organization PKK, leaders focused on benefits of tripartite mechanism of Turkey, United States and Iraq and they underscored the need to continue the mechanism. Turkey voiced its expectations from the United States and U.S. officials pledged to continue to support Turkey against PKK. On relations between Turkey and Israel, Obama said United States was uneasy about what happened recently between Turkey and Israel which he described as two ally countries. Turkish-Israeli relations strained after a May 31 Israeli raid on a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. Obama said United States would continue to contribute to efforts for a solution to problem between the two countries. Turkey reiterated its demands that Israel apologize, pay damages and lift blockade on Gaza. Iran's nuclear program was also on the agenda of the meeting with the two sides discussing the issue in detail and explaining their positions on it, Cumhuriyet reported. Related links:   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 |  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. |
