Erdogan advises Obama "to refrain" from Armenian Genocide recognitionNovember 15, 2008 - 14:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to support Turkey in its fight against terrorism and to refrain from backing the Armenian Genocide recognition campaign once he takes over the post from George W. Bush."I sincerely congratulate Barack Obama and his team who won the elections. Turkey and the United States, as two allies that have very strong relations, have been supporting each other for more than half a century," the Turkish PM said in his speech at Columbia University in New York. "Turkey is determined to continue the close cooperation with Obama's administration. Naturally, we expect it to take into consideration our sensitivities on issues that are of vital importance to us." Erdogan said U.S. sensitivity over these issues is important for the future of Turkey-U.S. relations, Today's Zaman reports. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |