Turkey ready to mediate between U.S. and IranNovember 12, 2008 - 15:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country could mediate tensions between the United States and Iran."We are ready to mediate and we can be useful. Ankara is concerned about the Iran-U.S. relations and stands for resolution of problems through diplomatic talks. War is not a solution," he said, RIA Novosti reports. The U.S. and Iran broke off diplomatic relations in 1979. Presently, Iran neglects U.S. demands to end its nuclear program. 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 | 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. Lavrov says envoys “periodically” summoned for consultations Sergei Lavrov has commented Moscow’s summoning of Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin. Russian Ambassador to Armenia summoned to Moscow for consultations Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has been summoned to Moscow for consultations. |