  Ankara agrees to join U.S. in liberation of Raqqa September 7, 2016 - 11:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ankara sees no problem in accepting Washington's proposal for a joint operation to free the Syrian city of Raqqa from the Islamic State group, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, September 7, Sputnik reports. “Raqqa is an important center for Daesh… [US President Barack ] Obama particularly wants to do something together [with us] about Raqqa,” Hurriyet cited Erdogan as saying. “We have told him that this is not a problem for us… What can be done there will become more concrete after talks.” Erdogan added that Turkey must show that it does exist in the region and has no option of taking a step back on Syria and countering terrorism. The city of Raqqa is the de facto IS capital and their major stronghold in Syria. It has been under jihadi control since August 2014.   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. |
