Obama says "not going to be scrambling jets to get Snowden"June 27, 2013 - 20:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Barack Obama has said there will be no "wheeling and dealing" as part of extradition attempts against U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, BBC News reported. Speaking on a visit to the West African nation of Senegal, Obama said the case would be handled through routine legal channels. "I am not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker," he added. Snowden, who faces espionage charges, flew to Moscow last weekend and requested asylum in Ecuador. Obama said on Thursday, June 27 that he had not called China and Russia's presidents about the case, adding: "I shouldn't have to." 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |