Obama welcomes Dutch king, queen to White House June 1, 2015 - 20:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Barack Obama praised the Netherlands as among America's "oldest and most precious allies" as he welcomed the Dutch king and queen to the White House Monday, June 1, the Associated Press reports. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima are on their first U.S. visit since ascending to the throne two years ago. Obama says they spoke about the two nations' cooperation on issues including Ukraine, fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq, and global health concerns such as Ebola. Earlier, the royals placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery and thanked World War II veterans for the liberation of the Netherlands. Their plans include a baseball game Monday night — Washington plays Toronto — before visiting Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Tuesday and continuing to Chicago.  Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
