Greek lobby most powerful in U.S.?February 25, 2009 - 14:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States' chilling relations with Turkey is not conditioned by compassion for Armenians or Kurds, according to an Israeli daily.The matter concerns the powerful Greek lobby in Washington, Haaretz daily reports, enumerating the names of officials of Greek descent in the U.S. administration. Ankara has been trying to neutralize the Greek activities with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). However, the Israeli lobbyists have surrendered positions recently. The myth about Israel's global power is cracking, the report says. -lm- 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 | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |