Duterte makes peace with U.S, says both he and Trump "like to swear"November 10, 2016 - 10:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Controversial Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has moved to bury the hatchet with the United States after Donald Trump's election to the White House, CNN reports. "I would like to congratulate President Trump. Long live!" Duterte said to applause on Wednesday, November 9. "Now we're here, I don't want to ... fight because Trump is already there." The traditional alliance between the United States and the Philippines had been strained since Duterte called Obama a "son of a bitch" in September. One month later, during a visit to China in October, Duterte said the U.S. alliance was over, claiming "America has lost." But one day after Trump won the 2016 United States presidential election, the Philippines president said he and Trump had a shared trait, and that some military exercises would be back on. "We both like to swear. One little thing, we curse right away, we're the same," Duterte said of Trump on Wednesday. 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 | Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Armenian PM’s helicopter makes emergency landing in Vanadzor The helicopter transporting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made an emergency landing in Vanadzor. |