U.S. warns Ankara: "We do not wish to see Turkish Army in northern Iraq"March 13, 2007 - 18:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States Department of State warned Turkey that it does not wish to see a military operation conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces in north of Iraq. "We support the territorial integrity of Iraq. We do not want to see a Turkish military operation in north of Iraq," said Tom Casey, Spokesman for the U.S. Department of State, Turkish Radikal reported. Casey further stated that the U.S. was working with both the Turkish and Iraqi administrations to develop cooperation against the terrorist Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) based in northern Iraq. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |